The Lord Of the Rings: How it should have ended - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Zigûr · 08-14-2014, 12:20 AM

I think that "theory" (it's naught but people having a bit of fun, not a serious suggestion or something Professor Tolkien ever wrote) has been banging around the web for a while now.

Evidently if he'd had more time he would have said "Fly, you fools! Rush the ring to Mount Doom on an eagle you have no way of contacting so that you can be easily discovered by Sauron!"

I know it's just a joke but I still think it's spawned by people's poor appreciation and understanding of the book as well as of archaic uses of language.

08-14-2014, 12:20 AM	#20
Zigûr Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 785	I think that "theory" (it's naught but people having a bit of fun, not a serious suggestion or something Professor Tolkien ever wrote) has been banging around the web for a while now. Evidently if he'd had more time he would have said "Fly, you fools! Rush the ring to Mount Doom on an eagle you have no way of contacting so that you can be easily discovered by Sauron!" I know it's just a joke but I still think it's spawned by people's poor appreciation and understanding of the book as well as of archaic uses of language. __________________ "Since the evening of that day we have journeyed from the shadow of Tol Brandir." "On foot?" cried Éomer.