Bilbo returned to the camp and to Gandalf after lamenting the death of Thorin:
"Where are the Eagles?" he asked Gandalf that evening, as he lay
wrapped in many warm blankets.
"Some are in the hunt," said the wizard, "but most have gone back to their
eyries. They would not stay here, and departed with the first light of
morning. Dain has crowned their chief with gold, and sworn friendship
with them for ever."
"I am sorry. I mean, I should have liked to see them again," said Bilbo
sleepily; "perhaps I shall see them on the way home. I suppose I shall be
going home soon?"
"As soon as you like," said the wizard.
1. Why do you think the Eagles' head Eagle was called "chief"? Why
wouldn't the Eagles stay among the people they've just saved/befriended?
And why do you think the Eagles accepted gifts of gold?
2. Bilbo's wistful wish to see the Eagles again reminds me very much of
something from LotR-I think it's Sam's desire to see the elves again, but it
might be Bilbo's own desire to see the misty mountains again-or his desire to
see the ring "one last time". I can't put my finger on it (or my
book). Can anyone find a
parallel?
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Koru: Maori symbol representing a fern frond as it opens. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new positive beginnings.
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