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Originally Posted by Celebdil
But this raises the question: how can it be that the people of Gondor did not know what was meant by "Isildur's Bane"? Surely the history of Isildur's death and the losing of the ring must have been preserved in Gondor. However they may not have known that it was the ring that betrayed Isildur and thus got the name "Isildur's Bane".
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I am sorry that I cannot answer your main question, but I think I have something to tell just to this part. So, to put some light to whether the history was or was not preserved in Gondor, preserved it was, but just in Isildur's scroll. "Normal" people did not bother with these things, and after all, it was quite some time from when this happened...
Faramir actually says to Frodo:
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"If then you are the Halfling that was named, doubtless you brought this thing, whatever it may be, to the Council of which you speak, and there Boromir saw it. (...) An orc-arrow slew Isildur, so far as old tales tell. But orc-arrows are plenty, and the sight of one would not be taken as a sign of Doom by Boromir of Gondor."
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Which would suggest that the little Gondorians had in their school history textbooks something like "Isildur son of Elendil, one of our greatest kings, took part in the War of Last Alliance, defeated Sauron, was killed by Orcs in 2 TA."