Upon their first appearance in the main narrative, it is stated that the Eagles had been "sent forth '' to Middle - earth by Manwë, to live in the mountains north of the land of Beleriand, in order to "watch upon '' Morgoth, and to help the exiled Noldorin Elves "in extreme cases ''. The Eagles were ruled by Thorondor, who dwelt (apparently with the majority of his folk) in the Encircling Mountains to the west of Dorthonion.
who sends the eagles in lord of the rings
Manwë