Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-9026161-20130831131804/@comment-9887604-20130831165725

If it was an easter egg I think it would have more than just a name relavance. Perhaps if his wife was named Varda, or his brothers name was Melkor or any of the other Vala. He is not mentioned to be particularly wise, as Manwe is famed to be. The only thing remotely close is that him and his brother founded Whiterun around the giant eagle, and Manwe's token creature was the eagle.

I agree this game has plenty of easter eggs, however forcing it too much misses the point.