

They claim the flying Nazgûl would have easily killed them before they got to Mordor.
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However, after doing some research, it seems hardcore fans of the series dismiss the Eagle option as pure fantasy. I understand the books and films are supposed to be more about the journey, but you’d think if you’re looking to destroy the One Ring of Power, you’d want to do it as quickly and efficiently as possible. The maps are a large drawing of the north-west part of Middle-earth, showing mountains as if seen in three dimensions, and coasts with multiple waterlines a more detailed drawing of 'A Part of the Shire' and a contour map by Christopher Tolkien of parts of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor, very different in style. One thing that’s never made a whole lot of sense about the Lord of the Rings films to me is, if they had Eagles, why didn’t they just use them to fly straight to Mordor. The Lord of the Rings contains three maps and over 600 placenames.

LotrProject is dedicated to bringing J.R.R Tolkiens works to life through various creative web projects. The estimated journey time is 6 months with Orcs or 4 months without. The Lord of the Rings Family Tree Project.Created by Mark Crosby the map has all sorts of wonderful additions. If Sam and Frodo had had this Google Map of Middle Earth, their journey would likely have been a lot easier than the one in the Lord of the Rings.
