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         Um … why couldn't the giant eagles fly the Ring into Mordor?

When I first saw How the Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended [1], I though,
“Yeah, why didn't they use the giant eagles to fly the Ring to Mount Doom?”

One of the arguments I've heard is that the Nazgûls' fell beasts [2] would
have taken out the giant Eagles once they entered into Mordor. But Sean Chist
felt otherwise [3]—he thinks it's a plot hole left by Tolkien (link via
Hacker News [4]).

But personally, I find this theory [5] much more plausible and a much better
explanation for why “Operation: AirDrop One” wasn't done.

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yqVD0swvWU
[2] http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Fell_beast
[3] http://www.sean-crist.com/personal/pages/eagles/
[4] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5338129
[5] http://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/130it2/lord_of_the_rings_a_theory_about_the_eagle_plot/

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