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Originally Posted by Urwen
If you allow me to start a Men hurt heal edition,I know I could change the history!
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No really, you won't. You'll just prove that one character is more well-liked by a very specific group of fans. You won't change anything in actual canon, nor likely anyone's minds about it. I'm sorry, but it doesn't work that way.
In regards to your question, the answer is quite simple, if rather meta. They didn't follow your suggestion because, believe it or not,
Tolkien didn't want them to do so.