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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kesh" data-source="post: 1284124" data-attributes="member: 1308">Folks, I could be wrong, but...At that point, weren't Elrond and Isildur ignorant of the ring's corruptive nature? After all, only Sauron had ever worn it at that point. All they knew was that it contained a large chunk of his magical power, and he could use it to control anyone wearing one of the Nine Rings.Thus, Elrond wanted it destroyed, simply because it was a Thing Of Evil ™. At that point, he had no clue it would possess its bearer. He wanted to cast it back into Mt. Doom because it had been Sauron's focus of power... but he had no real reason to believe it could be used by anyone else.Elrond could not have done anything else. There was no reason to attack Isildur based on what he knew, and Isildur had traditional right of ownership for the ring now. I doubt he used his powers of foresight in that few seconds... who would? And so, he had no idea the path he was setting the world on.</blockquote>