I think, if Elrond took it by force, he wouldn't be able to drop it in either.
Correct. Elf's would be the worst ring carriers because their strong ties to magic. Elrond would have been possessed by the ring the moment he touched it.
This is part of why galandrial was so excited for herself when she resisted.
She was pretty clear on what her having the ring would mean (at least in her mind, but she was generally pretty smart):
...in place of a Dark Lord you would have a Queen! Not dark but beautiful, and terrible as the Morn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair!
Gandalf wasn't there
That was my first read, but I think the color change is supposed to mean he's recalling the story later.
I remember reading or listening to a short story where the author described what would've happened if Elrond had pushed Isildur into the fire in order to destroy the ring. If I remember correctly Elrond emerges from mount doom and eventually communicates what happened at the peak and his action of killing Isildur in order to destroy the ring, this ends up angering the humans who would later start a war with the elves in order to avenge the death of Isildur. This leads to massive casualties on both the human and elven side but the war abruptly stops as a massive rain suddenly appears and lasts for many many days, flooding the world and destroying it. Finally, it is revealed that the rain was caused by the tears of Illuvatar being shed over the terrible slaying of his children amongst themselves.
Guess he wasn't watching the first couple of wars
You mean like the rebellion of Númenor against the Valar? 👀
C isn't really an option. Elrond and Isildur were never near Orodruin for him to cast it in as an option. Isildur claimed it after he cut it from Sauron's hand.
My answer would be D too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P68HWtN4zG8
In Deep Geek always has the deep answers to LotR questions like this.
I would obviously try to convince him to destroy it, or give it to a very small subset of intelligent and responsible people who could study it.
