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Finwe · 07-15-2003, 01:50 PM

You should try to read the parts about the Kings of Rohan because there is a lot of Gondorian history in there too.

Since the House of Isildur was referred to as "ragged" I think that one of the main reasons that Denethor and Boromir were so bitter about the Dunedain of the North was that Denethor knew that Aragorn would one day "supplant" him and the reign of the Ruling Stewards would come to an end. He probably passed on that knowledge to Boromir, his favorite son. The way that they show the Boromir/Aragorn rivalry in the movies is an excellent example. Boromir first meets Aragorn in Rivendell, and thinks he is just another Dunadan. But, once he finds out that the Shards of Narsil are still sharp, he puts two and two together, and realizes that the "nice Ranger" he was talking to was the "upstart King of a ragged house" who would supplant him and his father. It accounted for a lot of the bitterness.

07-15-2003, 01:50 PM	#25
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	You should try to read the parts about the Kings of Rohan because there is a lot of Gondorian history in there too. Since the House of Isildur was referred to as "ragged" I think that one of the main reasons that Denethor and Boromir were so bitter about the Dunedain of the North was that Denethor knew that Aragorn would one day "supplant" him and the reign of the Ruling Stewards would come to an end. He probably passed on that knowledge to Boromir, his favorite son. The way that they show the Boromir/Aragorn rivalry in the movies is an excellent example. Boromir first meets Aragorn in Rivendell, and thinks he is just another Dunadan. But, once he finds out that the Shards of Narsil are still sharp, he puts two and two together, and realizes that the "nice Ranger" he was talking to was the "upstart King of a ragged house" who would supplant him and his father. It accounted for a lot of the bitterness. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.