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		gambiting on March 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Could the eagles have flown Frodo into Mordor? (20... Yes, sorry, Legolas shot Wormtongue instead. Still wrong though. And yes, it's only included in the extended edition. And that vision Sam sees in Galardiela's mirror is actually true - in the book, Shire WAS burning in the end, because Saruman almost destroyed it.

saraid216 on March 8, 2013 [–]

I might be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure that Legolas did not return to the Shire with the hobbits. According to Wikipedia, he was shot by "Hobbit archers" from the impromptu militia the four adventurers organized.

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