As Sam and Frodo make up only 2 people, there is a theory that the third Eagle was sent to rescue Gollum. In the books, these birds are named as Gwahir himself, the windlord, and his brothers Landroval and Meneldor, young and swift. Many fans of both books and films have noticed that this rescue mission involves 3 eagles. And the third time is after the Ring has been destroyed, and Gandalf calls a final time upon his friends to rush him into the fires, where he fears that Frodo and Sam may be in grave peril. Thanks to this captivity, the ring almost falls into the hands of the Ringwraiths, because Gandalf is unable to warn the hobbits of their coming, and without Gwahir’s help getting down from the inescapable tower, the quest may have ended before it started. The second is when Gwahir, the leader of the Eagles, rescues Gandalf from the Tower of Orthanc in Isengard, which Saruman has corrupted with his greed and his malice. The first time is when Bilbo protects Thorin in the Hobbit, and the group of dwarves are rescued from the trees and flown towards Erebor and the Lonely Mountain, their lost homeland. RELATED: What Unusual Ability Do The Woses, The Wild Men Of Gondor, Demonstrate? However, in dire need, the Eagles have been known to help, despite not generally wishing to be involved in the affairs of Men, and even when they have agreed to bear riders, it has only been as a favor of great significance to Gandalf. The Giant Eagles are an ancient and proud race, and their services are not commandeered easily, so it is doubtful that they would have flown the company all the way to Mordor, especially with the Ring of Power in Frodo’s possession, which would have been evil and tempting even to them, after spending too much time in close proximity to it. One of the biggest questions to ever circulate among Lord of the Rings fans is whether Gandalf meant for the fellowship to fly the One Ring of Mordor to Mount Doom to destroy it, or whether his instructions ‘Fly you fools’ simply meant that they should exit the Mines of Moria as quickly as possible.

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