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Lord of the Rings eagle controversy gets musical resolution

Grant St. Clair
Sep 17, 2025
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Ever since Fellowship of the Ring's release, perhaps the biggest Lord of the Rings talking point (aside from Viggo Mortensen really breaking his toe on that helmet) has been the question of why they didn't just take the eagles to Mordor. Comedy musician Tom Cardy has released an excellent music video putting th…

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