gladden fields

It's common sense that the highest political minister of a nation shouldn't accompany with his most prior succesors such as deputies in any journey with any risk, after all, it's a ultimate bloody hell if they died or met any accidents severe enough making them unable for duties. And Isuildur...

Did Isildur set any recons? It's obvious there're all heavy-armored units of Isildur's escort. Yeah, any idea?

No reconnaissance was made before Isildur, such important political leader of one of the strongest ME passed via. Yeah, I know that the high command of each faction of Free People believed Sauron was already in game's over. However, there're still bunches of reason to clear the pass for the...

Unfinished Tales, Disaster of the Gladden Fields, note 20: "Yet many have thought that the ferocity and determination of their assault on Isildur was in part due to the Ring. It was little more than two years since it had left his hand, and though it was swiftly cooling it was still heavy...

In The Unfinished Tales, Disaster at the Gladden Fields. As Isildur was surrounded by Orcs, Elendur came to his father and said; to which Isildur replied; Clearly Isildur has change his mind about the ring and was going to see Rivendale to surrender the ring to Elrond (one of the Keepers of...