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Re: thanks
Good post, Gil! And all good points. I don't know if this has been pointed out, but wasn't the journey to Oroduin a test of the Ringbearer's Will or something along those lines? Correct me if I am mistaken.
The story would have been indeed a lesser epic and rather a description of flight if the Eagles had gone all that way...and rarely did Eagles take mortals far at that. Remember, Gwaihir <img src=wink.gif ALT="
"> would only take Gandalf and the Dwarves (+ 1 hobbit) to the fields beyond the Carrock - he did not take them to Erebor, which poses a similar question. Again, Gwaihir would only take Gandalf from Isengard for a certain while before Shadowfax had to take over...Eagles were relatively separate, and although loyal to the cause against evil only came in dire times...the battle outside the Black Gate, Battle of the Five Armies etc.
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