- The 13th Arbiter
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- Exalted Mythic Member
Second acct: RC Zerg Rushes
Alright, here we go again. Everyone listen the hell up.
Eagles are the servants of Manwe, one of the Valar. The Valar no longer interfere in the affairs of Middle Earth, because the last time they did it, stuff went breasts up and lots of bad things happened. Thus, the Valar tasked Gandalf, Saurman and the other three Istari, whom are Maiar (a tier below the Valar on the scale of magical powers) to basically "regulate" Middle Earth at their discretion. Sauron is also a Maiar, one of the most powerful, which is why he has the magical ability to go up against the other powerful magical beings of Middle Earth.
So, the Eagles are the personal servants of Manwe and do stuff at his discretion. The rest of the time, they just fly around and do Eagle stuff because they can. They only show up after a request from Gandalf to Manwe, requests which Gandalf only sends when Manwe's personal intervention is necessary. That's what the butterfly/moth thingy in the movies symbolizes.
Also, the Eagles just flying into Mordor doesn't work. Mordor is the realm of Sauron, the most powerful of the Maiar. He controls the Nazgul who, with their flying mounts, are perfectly capable of intercepting and killing the Eagles.
The entire reason that the Fellowship was so small is that it was necessary to avoid detection on the way to Mount Doom. Sauron possessed the military might to stop any overt attempt to bear the Ring to Mount Doom, so stealth was the only way.
FLYING EAGLES ARE NOT STEALTHY. THEY ARE ALSO VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLYING NAZGUL AND ORCS WITH ARROWS.