The Lord of all Horses
Shadowfax
is considered to be the finest horse in Middle-earth and Théoden even says that
there will never be a finer horse. Shadowfax has seen more battles than most men,
elves, and (especially) Hobbits. His
rider is Gandalf and Gandalf has used Shadowfax’s great speed (which is said to
be faster than the wind) to his advantage.
For instance, during the Battle of Helms Deep Gandalf organized the
unorganized Rohirrim army under Erkenbrand and lead them to victory. Shadowfax was very useful when he had to
transport Peregrin Took (otherwise known as Pippin) to Minas Tirith because Sauron
believed that Pippin had the Ring. That
would make Pippin an extreme target if thought to contain the Ring. Shadowfax also helped at the siege of Gondor
where he helped defend the Rammas Echor and provide medical carriage to the
city. Shadowfax was vital in saving Faramir
and his army from the pursuing Nazgûl, which would have killed all of them.
Shadowfax was lastly used at the final battle at the Black Gate and it
is unknown whether Gandalf fought on horseback or not. I do not have time to write about everything
Shadowfax has helped in because there is so much, but you may do your own
research if you want.
Shadowfax
is the Lord of all horses and is a decedent of Felaróf, which is from the race
of the Mearas. Shadowfax is capable of
understanding human speech and is said to run faster than the wind. Shadowfax was initially owned by the House of
Eorl, the Lord of Rohan, but Shadowfax was to wild to be tamed so he was given
to Gandalf the White by Théoden.
Shadowfax’s name or “Sceadufæx" in Rohirric means Shadow Mane. It also means (Shining Mane or Frost
Mane). The end of Shadowfax’s life is a
mystery to all. It is assumed that he accompanied
Gandalf across the Sea and into the West. --Smaug
