I wanted to point out something that
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Does Tolkien say he removed his armour? No. Does he say he leaped into the water? Yes Does Jackson follow this to the letter? Yes.
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If you look at this film shot, it appears Jackson depicts it exactly as that. Isildur jumps in the water and is probably shot while doing it, or in the water?
I love this picture-shot, and I think it depicts what Tolkien describes. Isildur
jumped into the water after the Ring, and the orcs shot him then...