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One cannot fly

Plurmo
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Oct 11 2012, 8:34pm


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with a thing that both changes weight and torments the mind.

Carrying the mostly dormant One Ring with Bilbo was a very different task than carrying the active One Ring near Mordor. The poor chosen eagle would have fallen to the ground head-first still thinking it had become Thorondor and was gliding around Taniquetil.

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Just figured out why the "eagle" plan doesn't work aruman Send a private message to aruman Oct 10 2012, 2:21pm
    The main reason why they couldn't use the eagles is because ... DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 10 2012, 2:27pm
        Agreed aruman Send a private message to aruman Oct 10 2012, 2:31pm
            It's never explicitly mentioned, and Tolkien always used the eagles sparingly DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Oct 10 2012, 2:51pm
                And let's not forget... Merovech Send a private message to Merovech Oct 11 2012, 12:02am
                    And also... Silverlode Send a private message to Silverlode Oct 11 2012, 3:40am
                        Thanks aruman Send a private message to aruman Oct 11 2012, 7:02am
                    Like the ash explanation aruman Send a private message to aruman Oct 11 2012, 7:05am
    Secrecy RoseCotton Send a private message to RoseCotton Oct 11 2012, 6:33am
        Excellent point about Osgiliath aruman Send a private message to aruman Oct 11 2012, 6:53am
            Except that FarFromHome Send a private message to FarFromHome Oct 11 2012, 9:46am
                Good points aruman Send a private message to aruman Oct 11 2012, 12:36pm
                Good point. sauget.diblosio Send a private message to sauget.diblosio Mar 15 2013, 1:33am
    I don't understand... Ereinion Nénharma Send a private message to Ereinion Nénharma Oct 11 2012, 12:25pm
        Definitely aruman Send a private message to aruman Oct 11 2012, 12:39pm
    One cannot fly Plurmo Send a private message to Plurmo Oct 11 2012, 8:34pm
        Ha Ha... sauget.diblosio Send a private message to sauget.diblosio Mar 15 2013, 1:51am
    I think the Winged Nazgul posed too much of a problem guitarzankansasfan Send a private message to guitarzankansasfan Oct 12 2012, 8:04am

 
 
 

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