In theory, maybe the eagles could have taken him for part of the way, but the flying Nazgul were patrolling the skies. And something else has just occurred to me. The Ring has an evil will (that's not what just occurred to me..keep reading...). It slipped from Gollum's hand on purpose. Frodo often talks of the Ring becoming very heavy, almost unbearably so. It had occurred to me that perhaps were Gwaihir to attempt to carry Frodo and the Ring (or evenjust the Ring), the Ring might "realize" what's going on, so to speak, and make itself too great a burden for the Eagle Lord. Also, although the Eagles help Gandalf on occasion, they don't really care all that much for men or elves. I don't think that Gwaihir would agree to carry the Ring even if he could. He wouldn't want to carry the fate of peoples he cares little of, save a few individuals.
That's just my two cents. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Namárië,
Lúthien
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