Posted: January 10, 2000 at 17:45:36: by Michael Martinez
: I don't really want to get into this but a) I think it could
: have been done secretly, coming south in stages at night etc.
: b) I doubt if any of the minions of the dark lord had eyesight
: as good as Legolas'. Besides I'm only really thinking of the
: journey between say Rauros and Orodruin.Too late. I think we're into it. :) As for travelling at night, how would they hunt? Eagles hunt by day. And what would the Eagles do if they got to Rauros first? Or how could the Fellowship ensure they reached Rauros at the appointed date? A rendezvous far beyond their borders with creatures who didn't even attend the Council of Elrond would be a pretty fantastic deed, I think. I really don't understand why people think the Eagles should have been available, let alone willing and able, to carry the Ring to Mordor. By the time Gandalf was found by Gwaihir on the mountaintop, Frodo had passed well beyond Gandalf's reach or influence.
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