Tolkien had a tendancy to use the egals as a Deus-Ex Machena(sp) (machine of the gods)this makes sence concidering the fact they they where servents of the Manwe. they came to the rescue in the most deperite houre in every story they are a part of. (twice in the hobbit, once to rescue thorin and Co. from the goblins, and again when the battle of five armies reached its most desperate houre. and once in LOTR when the armies of the free people of middle earth faced imosibible odd at the gate of Mordor) it seams to me that the eagles role was that of a guardinan of MI to be called on only when things where most bleaqe. I think they where the most direct intervention of the gods thet was permitted. and used only after all of the efforts of the people of MI had faild.
just my thoughts on the issue.
chears.
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