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<blockquote data-quote="Storm Raven" data-source="post: 351556" data-attributes="member: 307"><p><strong>Re: A comment</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>One logic flaw: are you sure about the "cannot be seen" part? Sauron was searching for the ring with something that appeared to be akin to mystic sight. Without the distraction of controlling his invasion of Gondor and then the battle before Morannon, his attention would have been entirely focused on looking for the Ring.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Another difficulty is that you are placing the Ring directly in the care of a powerful being (Gwindor) with nothing more than a hobbit dependent upon his good graces between himself and the most tempting artifact in the universe. The temptation appears to become stronger for those who are morer powerful, and Gwindor was most certainly one of the most powerful personages in Middle-Earth. Do you want to risk him seizing the Ring and becoming ensnared in Sauron's grasp?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Assuming Sauron does not send the Nazul mounted on their winged beasts to intercept Gwindor after noticing the power of the Ring flying through the skies above Mordor.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is impossible to determine how fast the Nazgul can travel if they abaondon their physical forms and move as incorporeal spirits. It is also an open question whether Sauron had <em>other</em> flying servants, the Crebain come to mind. One would be no match for Gwindor, a thousand might be.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>At that point in time, what else was his eye doing?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe, he could, maybe he couldn't. There is no clear indication of how many flying creatures Sauron had at his disposal either. One thing is for certain: bringing together that many eagles probably would have taken time and drawn attantion: Sauron would have had time to make preparations.</p><p></p><p>We also don't know what kind of direct magical power Sauron might have had in his own domain before the ring was destroyed. In LotR, the eagles only fly into Mordor <em>after</em> Sauron has been destroyed, perhaps he could have blasted them from the sky with fire had they entered his realm before that time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Storm Raven, post: 351556, member: 307"] [b]Re: A comment[/b] [B][/b] One logic flaw: are you sure about the "cannot be seen" part? Sauron was searching for the ring with something that appeared to be akin to mystic sight. Without the distraction of controlling his invasion of Gondor and then the battle before Morannon, his attention would have been entirely focused on looking for the Ring. Another difficulty is that you are placing the Ring directly in the care of a powerful being (Gwindor) with nothing more than a hobbit dependent upon his good graces between himself and the most tempting artifact in the universe. The temptation appears to become stronger for those who are morer powerful, and Gwindor was most certainly one of the most powerful personages in Middle-Earth. Do you want to risk him seizing the Ring and becoming ensnared in Sauron's grasp? Assuming Sauron does not send the Nazul mounted on their winged beasts to intercept Gwindor after noticing the power of the Ring flying through the skies above Mordor. It is impossible to determine how fast the Nazgul can travel if they abaondon their physical forms and move as incorporeal spirits. It is also an open question whether Sauron had [i]other[/i] flying servants, the Crebain come to mind. One would be no match for Gwindor, a thousand might be. [b][/b] At that point in time, what else was his eye doing? [b][/b] Maybe, he could, maybe he couldn't. There is no clear indication of how many flying creatures Sauron had at his disposal either. One thing is for certain: bringing together that many eagles probably would have taken time and drawn attantion: Sauron would have had time to make preparations. We also don't know what kind of direct magical power Sauron might have had in his own domain before the ring was destroyed. In LotR, the eagles only fly into Mordor [i]after[/i] Sauron has been destroyed, perhaps he could have blasted them from the sky with fire had they entered his realm before that time. [/QUOTE]
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