Ok SO I have been over this in my head and through info.
The eagles would of refused to do it due to the bad energy surrounding the ring. That is why only after it is gone do they help.
Plus they only owed Gandalf 1 favor and they probly would of counted going and returning as 2 favors. Chances are Gandalf knew this already.
That makes sense.
I also thought that Sauron would see them coming and be able to stop them rather easily. They did say they had to sneak into Mordor, it's not really sneaking in if you're on giant easily spotable eagles.
"One does not simply walk (fly) into Mordor"
Plus LotR is an allegory for WW1 and the Eagles represent the USA. The USA didn't step in to help in any meaningful way until the end of the Great War.
The eagles would of refused to do it due to the bad energy surrounding the ring. That is why only after it is gone do they help.
Plus they only owed Gandalf 1 favor and they probly would of counted going and returning as 2 favors. Chances are Gandalf knew this already.
I also thought that Sauron would see them coming and be able to stop them rather easily. They did say they had to sneak into Mordor, it's not really sneaking in if you're on giant easily spotable eagles.
"One does not simply walk (fly) into Mordor"