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Nov 12, 2024
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joelvandyne
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Send more Eagles as distractions. Fly high enough that you're out of bow range
and it's still an easy mission.
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I just spent fifteen minutes discussing with a LOTR nerd the reason why the eagles just didn’t take the ring to Mordor.
Texas Hammer
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Nov 12, 8:37am
Gandalf got corrupted?
realtall
Nov 12, 8:38am
or he would have been I guess.
realtall
Nov 12, 8:39am
I updated to explain…he would’ve been corrupted had he taken the ring.
Texas Hammer
Nov 12, 8:40am
He would’ve been had he taken the ring. He tells Frodo this when Frodo tells him to take the ring.
Texas Hammer
Nov 12, 8:39am
yeah-yeah.
realtall
Nov 12, 8:40am
RE: I just spent fifteen minutes discussing with a LOTR nerd the reason why the
Mississippi
Nov 12, 8:39am
Wouldn't being able to talk about that for fifteen minutes put you close to nerd
RC Vikings
Nov 12, 8:40am
Fair point…in my defense, I was mostly listening.
Texas Hammer
Nov 12, 8:43am
Then why not transport the hobbit with the ring via Eagle the whole way?
Ozymandias
Nov 12, 8:40am
They would have gotten hungry and eaten him?
UNLVcougar
Nov 12, 8:42am
I might pay to watch that.
realtall
Nov 12, 8:43am
RE: I might pay to watch that.
ebv
Nov 12, 8:46am
I asked the same question…apparently the eagle could’ve still been influenced by the power of the ring.
Texas Hammer
Nov 12, 8:42am
Because Moridor has Chinese Air Defense missiles...
jrifkin48
Nov 12, 8:43am
What if the Eagle’s name was Maverick?
UNLVcougar
Nov 12, 8:44am
Eagle woulda been too tempted by proximity to the ring, dropped the hobbits
oxcoug
Nov 12, 8:43am
Tolkien responds...
bag
Nov 12, 8:44am
My co-worker did mention this, but reasoned Tolkien didn’t want to get into the details as people wouldn’t have
Texas Hammer
Nov 12, 8:49am
Wow, is response is to "shut up."
BYULAWGUY
Nov 12, 8:57am
basically.. the pothole ruins his story. there is no good reason.
Saxa
Nov 12, 9:02am
The story failed at the end because Frodo failed.
BYULAWGUY
Nov 12, 10:04am
Tolkien argues Frodo didn't fail, and that's his point. None of us can save ourselves. We can only do all we can, but
BlueBlood94
Nov 12, 10:44am
Here's a section from one of those letters: "Frodo indeed ‘failed’ as a hero, as conceived by simple minds: he did not
BlueBlood94
Nov 12, 10:47am
The real answer is that it would have made a dumb book.
ochobeeguy
Nov 12, 8:47am
Or, the obvious answer: a suicidal charge on a bird with a couple people into a land defended with its own flying beasts
BlueBlood94
Nov 12, 8:53am
Send more Eagles as distractions. Fly high enough that you're out of bow range
joelvandyne
Nov 12, 9:04am
Riiiight...because actually getting the ring into the lava isn't a factor at all either, nor could anything be done by
BlueBlood94
Nov 12, 9:44am
I should also clarify--I enjoy hypothesizing and approach it as fun, not a debate. It's a fictional story, so while I
BlueBlood94
Nov 12, 9:59am
The eagles could have carried Frodo who was carrying the ring
BYULAWGUY
Nov 12, 8:55am
Wow. Look what you've started.
KCFan85
Nov 12, 9:01am
It’s symbolism.
Garth Plimpton
Nov 12, 9:03am
Interesting…my co-worker also referred to them, and Gandalf, as angels.
Texas Hammer
Nov 12, 9:09am
"whose dog is Samwise" is a terrible name for a dog.
russkiejedi
Nov 12, 9:45am
Ha! Fixed it 🙂
Texas Hammer
Nov 12, 9:50am
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