Isildur

[daeron]

Can someone tell me if Tolkien has ever made any references to Isildur's character?

I mean we all know he fell for the ring, but was he proud? Ok, he was a Numenorean, a valiant one and deserved pride, but was he arrogant like Denethor or Boromir? Or was his attraction to the ring a result of the grief he had experienced as a result of his losses of his father, brother and destruction of Minas Ithil and Ithilien?

I have always imagined him to be of Denethor's character, at a higher level, far seeing as befit a Numenorean of royal line, but arrogant and to an extant, rash. Such a person would easily have been swayed by the evil of the ring. I always thought Anarion was always the good one, though I could have been influenced by Boromir-Faramir story. One can never tell I guess, since Anarion was not present when Isildur cut off the ring. History has never made much mention of Anarion.

But after reading Brian Crawford's Isildur which portrays him as an understanding, thoughtful and a great leader, I am confused. So help me out guys. I haven't read the HoME series yet.