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			What is more, surely Elrond and Cirdan should have arrested Isildur and forced him to destroy the ring.  To reference another thread, this is a n aspect where understanding of Tolkien's Catholicism may be useful. It is about free will and it's proper exercise,  not imposing and enforcing laws and hierachy.
		 
				__________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”
 Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
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