The Lord Of the Rings: How it should have ended - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lotrelf · 08-13-2014, 10:32 PM

There has been an explaination why Eagles couldn't fly to MD, I think, and I'll find the link. May be someone knows this.

Zigûr · 08-14-2014, 12:20 AM

I think that "theory" (it's naught but people having a bit of fun, not a serious suggestion or something Professor Tolkien ever wrote) has been banging around the web for a while now.

Evidently if he'd had more time he would have said "Fly, you fools! Rush the ring to Mount Doom on an eagle you have no way of contacting so that you can be easily discovered by Sauron!"

I know it's just a joke but I still think it's spawned by people's poor appreciation and understanding of the book as well as of archaic uses of language.

I_Nauro_Agarithil · 08-14-2014, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Zigûr

I think that "theory" (it's naught but people having a bit of fun, not a serious suggestion or something Professor Tolkien ever wrote) has been banging around the web for a while now.

Evidently if he'd had more time he would have said "Fly, you fools! Rush the ring to Mount Doom on an eagle you have no way of contacting so that you can be easily discovered by Sauron!"

I know it's just a joke but I still think it's spawned by people's poor appreciation and understanding of the book as well as of archaic uses of language.

In my opinion it's not a poor appreciation nor a poor understanding of neither the story nor the use of "old-fashioned" language, but just someone's fantasy sky-rocketing if you will. As I said yesterday I just read it online and I wanted to be sure if it's really true or not, merely because I like taking such things into consideration.

I guess you may be right about the first part, that it were just (for example) a bunch of friends coming up with some theory just for a good laugh on friday evening or something. I guess I'm relieved to hear this theory wasn't Tolkien's own idea on the story. Ah well at least it gave me something to think about for the time being.

Mithalwen · 08-14-2014, 02:25 AM

The great eagles are servants of Manwë, not a private jet service! Also, to corrupt a phrase, you cannot just fly into Mordor. Gwaihir and co only went in after Mordor was pretty much emptied by the battles at the Pelennor, Anorien and the Gates. Presumably they were no more invulnerable to arrows than the fell beasts

Leaf · 08-14-2014, 03:28 AM

Frodo would have never been able to throw the ring into the fires of Mt. Doom, no matter how short the journey was. He even couldn't throw it willingly into the fire of his fireplace back in the shire. Without Gollum the quest would have ended right there.

08-13-2014, 10:32 PM	#1
Lotrelf Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 265	There has been an explaination why Eagles couldn't fly to MD, I think, and I'll find the link. May be someone knows this. __________________ A short saying oft contains much wisdom. ~Sophocles

08-14-2014, 12:20 AM	#2
Zigûr Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 785	I think that "theory" (it's naught but people having a bit of fun, not a serious suggestion or something Professor Tolkien ever wrote) has been banging around the web for a while now. Evidently if he'd had more time he would have said "Fly, you fools! Rush the ring to Mount Doom on an eagle you have no way of contacting so that you can be easily discovered by Sauron!" I know it's just a joke but I still think it's spawned by people's poor appreciation and understanding of the book as well as of archaic uses of language. __________________ "Since the evening of that day we have journeyed from the shadow of Tol Brandir." "On foot?" cried Éomer.

08-14-2014, 02:25 AM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	The great eagles are servants of Manwë, not a private jet service! Also, to corrupt a phrase, you cannot just fly into Mordor. Gwaihir and co only went in after Mordor was pretty much emptied by the battles at the Pelennor, Anorien and the Gates. Presumably they were no more invulnerable to arrows than the fell beasts __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

08-14-2014, 03:28 AM	#5
Leaf Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 87	Frodo would have never been able to throw the ring into the fires of Mt. Doom, no matter how short the journey was. He even couldn't throw it willingly into the fire of his fireplace back in the shire. Without Gollum the quest would have ended right there.