re: Finally an answer to why Gandolf didn't just fly the ring to Mt Doom

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Certainly is plausible, i've always just assumed they didn't take the eagles because it just wouldn't wouldn't work between the Eye and Nazguls

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Yeah, the Nazgul and Sauron would destroy them. I still think Sauron's gaze was powerful enough alone to kill someone, and the Nazgul were there for safe measure.