Instead of sending an almost doomed fellowship into Mordor with little hope of success, why didn't they decide at The Council of Elrond to employ one of the Eagles to ferry the Ring into Mordor? They are swifter, sure-sighted, and could certainly bear a hobbit thence, if necessary. Gwaihir was ever a friend to Gandalf and an enemy of Melkor/Sauron. I'm sure they could have gotten to the Cracks of Doom and probably even escaped, thereby eliminating the need for such a bloody, hopeless war.
Could it have something to do with Radagast's loyalty to Saruman?
Disclaimer: I am aware that without the doomed Fellowship the books would not exist and therefore this question would be irrelevent. I also know that LOTR is a work of fiction.
2006-11-14
04:43:59
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