- Palien90
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Posted by: ArcGuard
Posted by: Palien90
Im not going to elaborate further about the eagles because you would just rebut everything with "BUT ITS NOT IN THE MOVIES!", so instead I will answer your "why was mt doom not guarded" question. Easy, Sauron didn't even know that they were trying to destroy the ring. Even in the movies (extended edition) Gandalf tells Aragorn that "the idea that we wish to destroy the ring hasn't even crossed his mind" (or something like like). Sauron thought that Aragorn (or Pippin) has the ring and were going to use it against him. Yes his forces caught Frodo but they didn't find the ring so they had no notion that he was anything else but some kind of spy.
So, you're telling me Sauron. The most evil of all evil bad guys, doesn't have a contingency plan?
A "Well, if this all fails, what do I fall back on" sort of situation?
If I have this valuable artifact. And it can only be destroyed in one way ever. Why would that NOT be on my agenda of things to take a look at and keep watch over?
He might not think that would be their plan, but SURELY he is aware that the ring COULD be destroyed that way, is he not? And if he is, why did he not have guards? And if he is not, that is a giant plot hole. Why is he not aware of this and gandolf is somehow?
Did you watch pay attention to anything that anyone said in the movies? Gandalf says MULTIPLE TIMES that Sauron is literally obsessed with the ring, its ALL HE THINKS ABOUT. Now remember that in ROTK Pippin picks up the Palantir and Sauron gleans information out of him. What information? Well because his contact with Pippin was cut short all he got was that he was a hobbit and something about the ring. From this info he assumed that Pippin had the ring and was giving it to/allying with Men. Now remember the battle at the Black Gate, Sauron (assuming that the ring was with the enemy) EMPTIED mordor so he could get it back.