Thanks, that is a better way of putting it than what I wrote. It's a mythic tale...

snowwrestler on March 8, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Could the eagles have flown Frodo into Mordor? (20...

Thanks, that is a better way of putting it than what I wrote. It's a mythic tale of a quest, so asking why the Eagles didn't shortcut the quest is kind of missing the point.