Timeline for Was the Council of Elrond aware that destroying the ring would vanquish Sauron?
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| Aug 6, 2020 at 13:44 | vote | accept | yurnero | ||
| Aug 3, 2020 at 17:02 | answer | added | EleventhDoctor | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 22, 2015 at 21:35 | comment | added | yurnero | @Mithoron I like the explanation you linked. Is there a way to transfer it here so that I can accept the answer and close the question? | |
| Feb 22, 2015 at 16:18 | comment | added | Mithoron | It's answered on Science Fiction & Fantasy SE: scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/28331/… | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 16:58 | answer | added | srgago | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 8, 2015 at 18:41 | comment | added | DustinDavis | I'd have to point out that Elrond didn't kill Isildur when he decided to not throw the ring in the fire. This leads me to believe that Elrond did not know the full extent of destroying the ring, otherwise why would he let Isildur walk away with it? | |
| Jan 8, 2015 at 16:40 | answer | added | knightscharge | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 8, 2015 at 13:54 | answer | added | FadedToObscurity | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 23, 2014 at 20:37 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackMovies/status/547491093458472961 | ||
| Dec 23, 2014 at 14:23 | comment | added | matt_black | Since someone tries to destroy the ring during the meeting, the council must be aware that normal forces can't destroy it. Since the point of Frodo's mission is to take it to the one place where it can be destroyed, they must know destruction is possible, if perilous. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 21:25 | comment | added | yurnero | @Paulster2 I agree with you, that's why I was a bit puzzled that people didn't talk about the second purpose you mentioned. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 21:21 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 | Sauron created all of the other rings to fool the Elves/Dwarfs/Humans, with His ring, the One ring to rule them all. In doing so, he, with the ring, ruled all of the other rings and those who bore them. Destroying the ring provided a dual purpose. The main purpose was to get rid of it so that no-one had it, but secondarily, by destroying it, you also destroy all of Sauron's power along with it. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 21:17 | comment | added | yurnero | I always thought the implied purpose was so that Sauron would't be able to get his hand on it: there was nowhere safe to store it and it was not meant to be used. | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 21:13 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 | Uh, wasn't this the whole reason for taking it to Mount Doom in the first place? Destroy The Ring, destroy Sauron? Why else would they take the ring there? | |
| Dec 22, 2014 at 20:40 | history | asked | yurnero | CC BY-SA 3.0 |