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While Elrond (or Gandalf?) dismissed the ocean
solution (presumably on the suggestion of
JRRT) it has some merits. Wouldn't Ulmo,
one of the most (the most?) committed to
Middle-earth vala, have had an interest in safeguarding it?
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The Valar would not become involved in the troubles of Middle Earth...thats why they sent the Istari...and removed Valinor and the undying lands from the reaches of the earth...they wouldn't forsake Middle-Earth entirely...but they decided to have no directly influence...heck even the Istari weren't supposted to have commit and overt actions, but rather guide the people's of middle earth...this is also why it is doubtful that they would have allowed the ring to come to Aman or the undying lands or that Ulmo would hide the ring...additionally this rules out them "chucking it into the void" or Ilman or any outwordly part of Arda, if they even had the power to do so...Morgoth's binding was a special case, probably with the authority granted by none other than Illuvatar
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Another thought. If the "good guys" had gotten
control of Orthanc could it have been sealed there
(covering the top entrance with more orthanc rock
and barring windows with orthanc rock?
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Problems with this are 1) where do you get Orthanc rock that looks like it was formed from the Earth itself and not by human hands? 2) How would they get Saruman out of Orthanc? 3) Gandalf says in Two Towers that although they cannot destroy Orthanc, he isn't sure of the capabilities of Sauron...so it may not be safe there anyways...
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The fortunes of the "good guys" in Middle-earth
can (and do) wax and wane. After all, the Last Alliance
defeated Sauron with the Ring. It seems conceivable
that if the Ring was kept hidden until a time when
Sauron was on the defensive, perhaps even
driven away from Mordor, then a troop of good guys,
a sort of superfellowship, could waltz into Mordor and semi-coerce/
encourage/etc. the ringbearer to dispose of the ring.
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This Last Alliance was able to defeat Sauron because Gondor was strong and the elves were still inhabited in Middle Earth...at the time of LOTR this was not the case, and I think it is said specifically in LOTR (possibly the council of Elrond) that there exists no power left in Middle Earth to hold back the enemy of the ring is not destroyed...additionally, the battle of Pelenor almost ends badly for the combined forces of Rohan and Gondor and they are getting their butts kicked outside the Gates of Mordor before the ring is actually destroyed...therefore, I think hiding the ring would not have solved their problems as they would eventually be defeated anyways and then Sauron would have an easier time searching all of Middle Earth for the ring...
Lastly...hiding the ring would only have been a temporary solution...it was "hidden" at the bottom of the Aunduin...it was "hidden" at the bottom of the Misty Mountains in the keeping of one who never intended EVER to give it up or even come out into the daylight...therefore giving it to Gollum to keep on an island would only lead eventually to some other power/creater/being finding him there and most likely bringing the ring back to Middle Earth