Tolkien Brilliantly Responds to Question Why Eagles Didn’t Fly the One Ring to Mount Doom

Brilliant and concise.

For decades, Lord of the Rings fans have argued about why the Fellowship didn’t just have the Eagles fly the One Ring to Mount Doom. It would’ve been easier, right? Some argue that Sauron would’ve seen this coming and had the Nazgul prepared for such an eventuality.

But Tolkien’s response to the question is, I think, best.