10 Dumbest Decisions By Lord Of The Rings Characters

If you thought Frodo's spontaneous decision to keep the ring was bad, then imagine how Elrond must have felt when he saw the King of Men walking out of Mount Doom with the deadly prize. This terrible decision was incredibly dumb on the part of Isildur, as not only did it lead to his death, but he doomed humankind to suffer countless deaths and almost destroyed the world.

After vanquishing Sauron during the Battle of the Last Alliance, The Ring of Power found itself in the hands of Isildur, the King of Gondor. He and Elrond ventured to the fiery pits of Mount Doom to nip this threat in the bud, but instead of going through with it, Isildur decided to keep The Ring for himself. This would ultimately lead to a piece of Sauron remaining alive and eventually started The War Of The Ring.

Not only did Isildur doom the world, but he also destroyed his legacy, as despite being the person to end Sauron initially, he became forever known as the selfish King who broke under the will of The Ring. While some people might call Elrond out for not attempting to stop Isildur, this decision is majorly outweighed by Isildur's dumb choice to keep the Ring of Power.