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Why did Elrond let Isildur keep the Ring?
Isildur kept the ring in secret, and I think that secrecy is the main reason Elrond didn’t push his case. Isildur insisted on keeping the ring for the memory of his father and brother. He couldn’t have known that Isildur would die so soon, and that the ring would go missing.
What did Isildur do with the Ring?
Isildur took the hilt shard of his father’s sword and cut the One Ring from Sauron’s finger. Ignoring the advice of Elrond and Círdan, lieutenant of Gil-galad, Isildur did not destroy the Ring; instead he claimed it as a weregild for the deaths of his father and brother, and an heirloom for his House.
Who ambushed Isildur?
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Norwegian | Katastrofe av den Gladden Jorden? |
| Polish | Katastrofa Gladden |
| Portuguese Brasil | Desastre dos campos Lis |
| Romanian | Dezastru de Gladden Domenii |
How did Isildur get the Ring?
The Ring is taken from Sauron when Gil-galad wrestles with him, a fleeing Elf takes it. “Ere he fell” Gil-galad cuts the Ring from Sauron’s finger and gives it to Isildur. The Ring is cut from Sauron’s finger by Isildur – apparently after he is overthrown by Gil-galad and Elendil.
How did the Ring get to the Gladden Fields?
Around two and a half millennia after the ambush, in TA 2463, the Hobbit Déagol found the ring when he was fishing with his cousin Sméagol: an especially large fish pulled him under the water and, spotting it amongst the weeds, he took it to the bank.
Who dropped the Ring in the river?
The Ring remained hidden in the riverbed for almost two and a half millennia until a Stoor hobbit named Déagol discovered it while on a fishing trip. His friend and cousin Sméagol stole the Ring and murdered Déagol. Sméagol was changed by the Ring’s influence over several centuries into the creature known as Gollum.
How did Isildur destroy the ring of Sauron?
Elrond and Círdan, Gil-galad’s lieutenants, urged Isildur to destroy the Ring by casting it into Mount Doom, which would have banished Sauron from Middle-earth for ever, but he refused and kept it for his own. Sauron spent a thousand years as a shapeless, dormant evil.
What did Sauron do to defeat Celebrimbor?
Furious at his failed attempt to manipulate the elves, Sauron decides to opt for plan B: gathering an army and crushing the elves without pity. In the following war, he kills Celebrimbor, destroys his kingdom, and captures most of the rings of power.
How did Elendil save the Númenóreans from Sauron?
Led by Elendil, nine ships carrying faithful Númenóreans were saved from the Downfall; they founded the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. Sauron returned to Mordor; Mount Doom again erupted. Sauron captured Minas Ithil and destroyed the White Tree; Elendil’s son Isildur escaped down the Anduin.
What did Sauron do to the Dwarves of Mordor?
Sauron fortified Mordor and completed the Dark Tower of Barad-dûr. He distributed the remaining rings of the Seven and the Nine to lords of Dwarves and Men, respectively. Dwarves proved too resilient to bend to his will, but he enslaved Men as the Nazgûl, his most feared servants.