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Originally Posted by The Mouth of Sauron
More to the point, why didn't Gandalf and Elrond save everyone a lot of time and trouble and just hand the ring to Gwaihir and let him fly into Mordor and drop the ring into the fire?
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The "story" explanation could be that the Sauron's watch upon the borders of Mordor extended to the air above. The Nazgûl had flying steeds, and no doubt there were other flying creatures in Mordor that could have attacked the Eagles. Also, we
are talking about Sauron. I don't think it's far-fetched for him to have the power to somehow stop or kill Eagles.
The "real" explanation, is that it would have been a short, boring story. That Hollywood didn't roll with an ending like that in the films is incredible.
