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Elendur · 02-20-2002, 01:12 AM

I dont agree that the destroyer had to be willing to do the task. Gollum certainly wasn't willing to destroy the ring, but he did. Out of the hobbits Sam was the only one who wanted it to be destroyed in the end and he had nothing to do with its destruction (so far as the fight between Frodo and Gollum goes).

So, I think Gwaihir could have done it. I dont know the full reason, but the reason I think Gwaihir didn't carry Frodo to Mount Doom or just take the Ring himself was because it would have been impossible for him to do so. The Nazgul were faster than eagles and there is no way that an eagle could come close to Mordor without Sauron noticing it. And this is only made worse if you beleive that eagles were Maia. Sauron would be able to sense them even more then.

So I hope that answers your question. The eagles would have been killed by the Nazgul if they tried to destroy the ring themselves. There is no way they could have gotten into Mordor unnoticed.

02-20-2002, 01:12 AM	#11
Elendur Wight Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Arnor Posts: 200	I dont agree that the destroyer had to be willing to do the task. Gollum certainly wasn't willing to destroy the ring, but he did. Out of the hobbits Sam was the only one who wanted it to be destroyed in the end and he had nothing to do with its destruction (so far as the fight between Frodo and Gollum goes). So, I think Gwaihir could have done it. I dont know the full reason, but the reason I think Gwaihir didn't carry Frodo to Mount Doom or just take the Ring himself was because it would have been impossible for him to do so. The Nazgul were faster than eagles and there is no way that an eagle could come close to Mordor without Sauron noticing it. And this is only made worse if you beleive that eagles were Maia. Sauron would be able to sense them even more then. So I hope that answers your question. The eagles would have been killed by the Nazgul if they tried to destroy the ring themselves. There is no way they could have gotten into Mordor unnoticed. __________________ Son of Isildur.