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15He executed a strategic withdrawal– DVK-on-Ahch-ToCommented May 30, 2012 at 1:51
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5The over-arching metaphor of the ring should serve to explain all behavior around it, but this sort of theme is outside of the fourth wall. The more a person is burdened with the ring the more they fall victim to it. For reasons outside of Isildur's natural mind he felt the need to protect and keep the ring. This wasn't out of cowardice, but lust for the ring. If you're really looking for canon here, there is no such passage describing Isildur's tragedy being because he feared anything. The ring was simply too strong.– Gorchestopher HCommented May 30, 2012 at 2:19
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3I'd also like to point out that it's not a controversial question, nor is it heavily contended. The whole "point" of the ring is exactly what you see happening to Isildur, which is why that very happening is used as a foreshadow and warning of the rings power, basically every time it's ever mentioned.– Gorchestopher HCommented May 31, 2012 at 2:34
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It's a fine question from someone who doesn't know LotR canon like the back of their hand. Relax.– Gabe WillardCommented May 31, 2012 at 2:51
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1People should read the Unfinished Tales version which was written much later and gives a far more complete and quite different insight into this question. I'm in the middle of finishing an article which covers this issue in some detail. But I have a deadline and cannot recap it here now. If anyone else searches and runs across this post check Unfinished Tales, Part 3, Ch 1, The Disaster of the Gladden Fields. (Available in a very inexpensive Kindle version on Amazon.) Also, check Mythgard Academy's Unfinished Tales series of classes: audio recording (free) of the class on *Isildur and– user23412Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 23:53
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