The conversation between human and AI assistant.
Lord of the Rings: why didn't anyone stop Isildur taking the Ring or steal it from him?
But didn't anyone realize how dangerous the Ring was? Couldn't they have at least tried to convince him to destroy it or take it away from him?
There were some individuals who understood the danger of the Ring, such as Elrond and Cirdan. They urged Isildur to destroy the Ring by casting it into the fires of Mount Doom, but he refused. At the time, Isildur believed that he could harness the Ring's power and use it for good, which proved to be a fatal mistake.