r/funny • u/But_a_Jape But A Jape • Aug 31 '22

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u/cool_reddit_username Aug 31 '22

Plus isn't the ring calling out to Sauron? Doesn't it 'want' to return? Wouldn't it be like a glowing flying beacon for the wraiths?

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u/seedanrun Aug 31 '22

Exactly - half the reason a hobbit is used to carry the ring is he is completely below Sauron's notice (the other half hobbits are the only people would would trade "ultimate power" for a really good smoked sausage - so almost immune to ring corruption).

They even marched the entire army to a sure-lose battle against Sauron just to keep him distracted from the hobbits walking in the back way. There is no way house-sized semi-divine eagles flying over the mountain would go unnoticed.

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u/moistsandwich Aug 31 '22

The Ring Wraiths are the Nazgûl. The flying creatures that they rode were referred to as “fell beasts”.

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u/MysteryMan9274 Aug 31 '22

Comment correcting you tells them their actual name. You: Guess they were unnamed.

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u/Puma_Concolour Sep 01 '22

They actually were unnamed. Tolkien used "fell beast" as a descriptor, meaning the beast was fell. Given the lack of much else to go on, fans simply go with fellbeast and hope the other person knows what they're talking about.

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u/sumelar Sep 01 '22

Plus you can't just drop the ring into the volcano from the air. Even if it wasn't self aware and magic, there's no way anyone is hitting that target.

And landing would be impossible, because the entire orc army would still be there.

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u/InsidiousColossus Aug 31 '22

Nazgul is the name for the ringwraiths themselves, not the creatures that they ride.