Interesting topic! I don't know if this has been touched upon, but Isildur had taken the Ring as weregild for the death of his father at Sauron's hand. I can foresee much trouble coming of an elf attempting to divest him of such a meaningful talisman. It would IMO have turned the remaining Men of Westernesse against the Elves and created even more chaos and evil than simply not destroying the Ring. The Ring was not only powerful in itself, but it meant something very specific to Isildur, a reminder that the foe who took his father's life was defeated. If Elrond had tried to take it by force, aside from the question of whether he would have the physical capability, he would also have to take these other potentialities into account.<P>Cheers,<BR>Lyta (back from a whirlwind vacation and still spinning...)
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