ell, thats another problem with transferrence from book to movie. In the book, notably the Scroll Gandalf reads in Minas Tirith, states that Isildur took the Ring "as a token for his brother, father, and house to be an heirloom" or something. It implied he didnt want to use the Ring for its powers, I he knew about them. The movie with his "no..." makes him seem more.....gollumish.
Kuru's right. The Disaster of the Gladden Fields reveals much about the family and friendship of The House of Elendil, and it shows was not an Ar-Pharazon guy.
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