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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8764883" data-attributes="member: 23751">Isildur being alive in S.A. 1600 is incompatible with Isildur being born in S.A. 3219.  He can't be both.  The established story is that he was born in 3219.  Any story of him being alive in S.A. is incompatible with the established story.  They cannot both be true at the same time, so there is zero compatibility.You can't compress the timeline that much.  There has to be time to construct the forge, forge all the rings, have Sauron go make the One Ring, have the elves forge the three in secret, have them realize what Sauron is capable of, have the Numenoreans capture him, have him take the time to corrupt Ar-Pharazon and get him to attack Aman, have Isildur escape, then destroy Numenor, have time for Isildur to establish the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor, then construct multiple cities and towers, and THEN get caught up and attack Sauron to cut off the ring.  That's not going to all happen in a few years.  Or even a few dozen years.</blockquote>