Why not sail The One Ring to Mordor?
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31 Comments
Its crazy how much ur voice sound like Ai
Come on. Really? This question? I don't need to watch this video to know that sailing is a really stupid idea. It's about the least safe way to travel. Besides, there is no sea route to Mount Doom.
Because one does not simply sail into Mordor, obviously
Why not use the Dwarves and tunnel their way into Mordor?
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The narration style and "Reddit" do not go together for some reason.
Can you cover the Eagles in an episode? It's the only major plot hole that just annoys the crap out of me. Could be I don't understand why it wasn't feasible to fly the ring with them directly Mordor.
why not sell the one ring to mordor
Why not sell The One Ring to Mordor?
I did a video on the eagles myself, but this one never even occurred to me
If I was amazon, I’d put a scene in rings of power where a council is trying to come up with plans, and you’re just in full elf makeup and costume, just explaining all the upsides and downsides of every plan as they suggest them
What would happen if Frodo had dropped the one ring of the bridge of khazad dum when the fellowship where running from the belrog
I D G !!!!!
Another issue is that Boromir wouldn't have agreed to route anyway because his goal was to get advice in Rivendell and then return home.
If I'd been in Elrond's place, I might have sent a small party of elves and maybe men on one of these routes as a diversion. Even if they did nothing more than go to the sea and return, they would keep Sauron busy with reports from his spies of an elvish party moving in that direction. If they could find a small boat that was seaworthy, they could sail along the coast to provide additional diversion. They could sail back to where they started before they encountered the Corsairs of Umbar. Another option would be landing the boat before they reached where the corsairs were but then going overland. The report of a boat beached along the shore and those in the boat having disappeared would be another worry for Sauron. With Sauron's forces attacking the coast, the small party of elves could join forces with men along the coast to defend those lands. Granted, half a dozen elves are not that important militarily, but if Sauron suspects that one of them has the ring, he's going to be worried.
Because Mordor is landlocked?
Denethor wouldn't have tried to snatch the Ring, since he didn't know it has even been found or that it was en route anywhere. Sauron would definitely never have revealed to him through the palantir and get another competitor to it. The snappy comment to Faramir is only in the movie.
I'm picturing Ring Wraiths mounted on sea serpents….
Take the eagles to the sea, to take the boats to Mordor 😂😂😂😂😂
Her : He look absent and preoccupied. I'm sure he is thinking about another woman.
Me: Why not sail The One Ring to Mordor?
One does not simply sail into Mordor
One does not simply sail into Mordor
Why didn't they try hitting the ring with a big O hammer.
Also, Gandalf mentions that the route around the White Mountains was too long and dangerous
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Why not sail The One Ring to The Undying Lands?
I don't think Sauron can ever retrieve the ring from that place
If iluvatar made gollum fall (insert video title); Why didnt Eru Iluvatar give frodo a stealth bomber to fly to mordor?
thats not the story tolkein wanted to tell simple answer 😂
I think another fun thought experiment you can do later in the future "Why not sail the one ring to valinor"
So why not build a gigantic trebuchet and fire the One Ring into Mordor?
Doesnt our modern calendar sound anachronistic in LOTR?
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I feel so bad for that troll being whipped to row a boat
Smaug getting the ring would have been an interesting. It wouldn't be easy for Sauron to get it back. It might still be laying in his giant pile of treasures to this day.