Talk:Gwaihir

Controversy
The notion that the eagles wouldn't be able to fly higher than arrow range is quite implausible. In that case they wouldn't even be able to cross over the mountain ranges surrounding Mordor, they'd had to enter from the east or fly right above the Black gate. I don't even think their own nests are at such low an altitude. The eagles carried people over the mountains surrounding Gondolin - surely that is much higher than arrow trajectories?

I think they are simply not stealthy enough. The Crack of Doom is right next to Barad-dûr, if Sauron saw eagles approaching he might put it under heavy guard. It is also a matter of how much aid the Valar decided to give the free peoples in their struggle against Sauron. They elected to send the wizards but the eagles of Manwë were never sent to take such an active role. Aewheros (talk) 00:58, November 25, 2014 (UTC)