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		| Elrond couldn't have known what would have resulted if he had let Isildur leave with the ring. | 
	
 Posted by Voralphion
I don't know about that, the ring seems to have a "universal" effect on people. Elrond probably expected Isildur to be wise and chuck the ring in, but in a suprising and idiodic move Isildur kept the ring.  Elrond did have to use to use foresight or a palantir here for "sadly now there can be but one outcome." Elrond knew things were going to just get worse as I think anyone would with a proper thinking session.  
