The Lord of the Rings gives us relatively little back story on Isildur, and what little we learn makes him look somewhat prideful and corruptible. But when Tolkien expanded on his story in later writings he began to look a lot more like a tragic hero.<br /><br />For Robert’s (InDeepGeek) video on Isildur and a slightly different take, go here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSErzSst1R4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSErzSst1R4</a><br /><br />For my Hobbit retcon video, go here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIbXfJ72j4c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIbXfJ72j4c</a><br /><br /><br />Other Links: <br />Rumble at <a href="https://rumble.com/c/c-355195" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://rumble.com/c/c-355195</a> <br />Odysee: <a href="https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore</a>:f <br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jrrtlore" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/jrrtlore</a> <br />Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek<br />Discord server invite link: <a href="https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9</a> (If link doesn’t work, write me at [email protected] and I’ll send a fresh invite link).<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYvQdTzfk44" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYvQdTzfk44</a>