no. elrond is forever-more agent smith.
that being said, i think that aragorn would be tempted to much if he took it, cause the power offered by the ring was preportional to the power of the wielder. also sauron might have known he was still alive and have been looking for him
sam would be a decent choice as long as someone was there to keep him going
merry to, he was more serious than pippin.
after lorien, a gimli-legolas tag team might have done the trick.
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