The Great Eagle Mystery

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

You could ask the same question of why didnt Bombadill or Beor do it?

Beor- as one of the Fathers of Men had been dead for several thousand years at the time of the War of the Ring. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Beorn- (which is who I think you meant) was also, I believe dead at this point. Tolkien mentions specifically that in the time since Bilbo visited that the leadership of his 'tribe' had been taken over by his son, Grimbeorn. This suggests, at least to me, that Beorn himself had died. As for why he wouldn't have taken the ring, go back and read that chapter over again. He's really less of a likely candidate than Bombadil. Very disinclined to join the affairs of the world.

[img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] I just had to jump in and mention the difference between Beor and Beorn. I suppose it's a common typo, as I see it rather a lot.

Sophia