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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gadget" data-source="post: 7439634" data-attributes="member: 23716">Sorry for the late reply, I just looked at these questions.  Of course, you are not beholden to follow the established lore, but Isuldur's last battle is described in Unfinished Tales, and he was indeed traveling back to Anor after settling things in the South.  There were no survivors, except for Isildur's esquire, who was sent away early in the battle, iirc.  As for how much of Sauron Isildur cuts off, just the finger with the Ring.  Unlike the movie portrayal, It seems that Isildur, Elendil, Gil-galad, Elrond, & Cirdan engaged in a Battle Royal with Sauron, in which Gil-galad & Elendil perished and Isuldur struck Sauron his death blow.  The impression I always got is that Isildur cut the Ring off the defeated Sauron with his foot on his enemy's neck.</blockquote>