Mount Doom
Tolkien actually addressed this himself: the eagles won’t fly to Mordor because of the growing evil, and because the Eye of Sauron is always watching what goes in and out of the gates.
Even Boromir details this at the Council of Elrond,
“One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. And the great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland. Riddled with fire and ash and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly!”
“And the great Eye is ever watchful.”
So there you have it. Can we let this argument die now? It’s getting old, guys.
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