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Why did Elrond not take the Ring from Isildur?
Because he couldn’t. Elrond could try to convince Isildur to destroy the Ring; but he could not force him to do so. If he had taken the Ring by force, it would have corrupted his mind sooner than later.
Why didn’t Elrond get a ring?
The Three Rings were safe because Elrond and Galadriel were hidden from Sauron by them, as long as they remained in their realms of Rivendell and Lorien, where the Rings hid the presence of their minds form Sauron; and again, Gandalf was not known as a dangerous figure to Sauron, so his Ring was hidden by his obscurity …
Why didnt he stop Isildur?
Isildur insisted on keeping the ring for the memory of his father and brother. Had Elrond and Cirdan kept fighting with him, it’s likely that the existence and location of the ring would have become known by the entire army, and then who knows what would have happened.
Why did Isildur keep the Ring?
In the War of the Last Alliance, Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand, but he refused to destroy it. His refusal to destroy the Ring allowed Sauron’s spirit to endure and ensured that he would remain a threat to Middle-earth for years to come.
Was Isildur a bad guy?
In his defense, Isildur was not a bad guy. The Ring was powerful. He was grieving for his family members when he took it. He didn’t understand what Sauron had done with this Ring.
Did Elrond have to fight Isildur to destroy the ring?
Elrond would have had to fight with Isildur to force him to destroy the Ring, but it seems the Ring was capable of influencing the people around it even from the time of Sauron’s death. We can argue and debate about what Elrond’s options were but there is no truly satisfactory answer.
Why didn’t Isildur just take the ring?
Because taking the Ring is dangerous. Isildur took it and was ensnared almost immediately; it wasn’t long before he was describing it as “precious” in scrolls: It is precious to me, though I buy it with great pain. –Council of Elrond
What rings did Gil Gilad give to Elrond?
Gil-galad was entrusted by Celebrimbor with the rings Vilya ( Ring of Air) and Narya ( Ring of Fire ), two of the Three Rings, which he passed on to his herald Elrond and his lieutenant Cirdan prior to his demise at the Siege of Barad-dûr.
Why didn’t Frodo destroy the ring at the end?
@ROFLwTIME I’d say that Frodo didn’t want to destroy the ring at the end only because he was under its influence too long. If he could destroy it at the time he learned about its origin in Shire, he would do it. – Petr Jul 22 ’13 at 14:24