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Catfishperson wrote:

Sauron was barely paying any attention to Dol Guldur and the Elves. Because like Gandalf, he knew that Gondor was the biggest threat to him. If nothing else, the elves lacked the numbers to have any impact on Mordor. What makes you so sure they could overthrow it? As soon as the, even then, rather lacking leadership of Mordor was taken out of the question, the armies fell. You then proceed to add what was enough to overthrow Sauron before, the Elves, at the Last Alliance, and you have quite the force. There is a large fear-factor associated with Elves, and they hold Nenya and Narya. With all these things could they prevail, and indeed would have. Had Gondor decided to hole itself up, and try and play on the defensive, they could have won. The chances were certainly higher than them trying to march a Hobbit through enemy lands, carrying something they didn't want the enemy to get, right up beside their main fortress. I mean, seriously? Just keep the ring in circulation around Hobbits, have Gondor and Rohan play defensively, and wait for the Elves. Then could they right the wrongs of Isildur.