Gandalf's restrained power use and Elrond's knowledge of the Ring's destruction ... Sauron’s failure to secure Mount Doom. One of the most significant oversights in The Lord of the Rings is ...
In The Fellowship of the Ring, Elrond (Hugo Weaving), Lord of Rivendell, states with certainty that the One Ring can only be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom, where it was forged. This ...