Timeline for Why didn't Gandalf or Frodo Fly to Mount Doom?
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| Mar 14, 2022 at 18:00 | history | edited | DavidW | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 18, 2017 at 15:29 | history | edited | Edlothiad | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 9, 2014 at 18:41 | comment | added | Dacio | You also say, "as the last option." This reinforces the characterization of the eagles as deus ex machina, in my opinion. The fact that the eagles weren't involved in, considered or even mentioned in the formation of the Fellowship at the Council of Elrond shows that Tolkein treats them not as characters, but just as a plot device. | |
| Feb 9, 2014 at 18:36 | comment | added | Dacio | I like this answer as well, except for the last point. 1) They're worse than "taxi's", they're deus ex machina "a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability or object." As @DanielBingham's quote lists, they're involved in rescuing six (!!) other seemingly impossible situations. 2) If destroying the One Ring and Sauron with it doesn't strike you as a time of great need, then you haven't been paying attention. | |
| Nov 24, 2012 at 14:39 | comment | added | Django Reinhardt | This seems like the best, and most logical, answer to me. As Sauron was actively searching for the ring, and as giant eagles with wizards on their back were a relatively rare sight, it's highly likely Sauron would have sent the Nazghul after them. In short, they wouldn't have stood a chance. It would have been far too risky: One mistake and the ring would definitely be in Sauron's hands. | |
| Sep 29, 2011 at 16:58 | history | answered | KeithS | CC BY-SA 3.0 |