land (“wide, broad”) + roval (“great wing”)
Sindarin
landroval
masculine name. Broad Winged
Landroval
noun. wide wing
Landroval
noun. 'Broad winged'
Landroval
Landroval
Landroval is a Sindarin name meaning "broad winged", containing the element roval ("wing").
One of the great eagles (LotR/948), translated “Broad Winged” (PE17/63, 101), a combination of land “broad” and roval “winged”.
Conceptual Development: This character first appeared as N. Lhandroval “Wide-winged” in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (LR/301). The character was still named Lhandroval in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, but this was eventually revised to Landroval (SD/50 note #3).