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mark12_30 · 10-22-2003, 08:57 AM

Then how would Elrond have been different from Sauron in the long run? Sauron was guilty of inflicting his will on the free peoples of Middle-Earth, enslaving them and killing them. If Elrond had murdered Isildur, he would have been guilty of the same crime.

Nor was Elrond's view of the future like ours of the past. Sauron was defeated; Middle-Earth had peace for a long time after the Ring was lost.

This is a different question than "Why not assasinate Hitler", by the way. Isildur was not a mad megalomaniac dictator; he was a good man, valiant, just beginning to fall under the power of the Ring; I'm sure Elrond loved him as a fellow-soldier. I wouldn't be surprised if they had become friends; soldiers often do.

Would you have expected Sam to push Frodo in?

If Sam and Frodo had been exchanged for Legolas, Gimli, and Aragorn, and Aragorn had the Ring, would you expect Legolas and Gimli to push Aragorn in?

10-22-2003, 08:57 AM	#31
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Then how would Elrond have been different from Sauron in the long run? Sauron was guilty of inflicting his will on the free peoples of Middle-Earth, enslaving them and killing them. If Elrond had murdered Isildur, he would have been guilty of the same crime. Nor was Elrond's view of the future like ours of the past. Sauron was defeated; Middle-Earth had peace for a long time after the Ring was lost. This is a different question than "Why not assasinate Hitler", by the way. Isildur was not a mad megalomaniac dictator; he was a good man, valiant, just beginning to fall under the power of the Ring; I'm sure Elrond loved him as a fellow-soldier. I wouldn't be surprised if they had become friends; soldiers often do. Would you have expected Sam to push Frodo in? If Sam and Frodo had been exchanged for Legolas, Gimli, and Aragorn, and Aragorn had the Ring, would you expect Legolas and Gimli to push Aragorn in? __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.