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Olorin · 09-01-2003, 01:42 PM

I don't think that there's one "true" hero. It's more of a culmination of several people's herioc acts. So many people had a heroic part in the LotR. For instance:

Boromir was heroic in his defence of the Hobbits when the orcs attacked at the end of the Fellowship.
Gandalf sacrificed himself to the balrog in Moria.
Aragorn travels the Path of the Dead and saves the day.
Eowyn and Merry march off to battle and slay the witch-king.
Pippin goes to battle and saves someone's (his name I can't remember at the moment) life.
Frodo bears the ring to the fiery casms of Mt Doom.
Sam saves Frodo on several occasions.
Legolas and Gimli try track Merry and Pippin in an attempt to save them.
Theoden fights bravely to help Gondor.
Faramir resists the temptation of the ring and allows Frodo to continue his task.
So many others that I can't think of right now.

Hence, no one person was the "true" hero per say, it was many people that worked together to complete the monumental task.

09-01-2003, 01:42 PM	#23
Olorin Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Where the sun sails and the moon walks. Posts: 155	I don't think that there's one "true" hero. It's more of a culmination of several people's herioc acts. So many people had a heroic part in the LotR. For instance: Boromir was heroic in his defence of the Hobbits when the orcs attacked at the end of the Fellowship. Gandalf sacrificed himself to the balrog in Moria. Aragorn travels the Path of the Dead and saves the day. Eowyn and Merry march off to battle and slay the witch-king. Pippin goes to battle and saves someone's (his name I can't remember at the moment) life. Frodo bears the ring to the fiery casms of Mt Doom. Sam saves Frodo on several occasions. Legolas and Gimli try track Merry and Pippin in an attempt to save them. Theoden fights bravely to help Gondor. Faramir resists the temptation of the ring and allows Frodo to continue his task. So many others that I can't think of right now. Hence, no one person was the "true" hero per say, it was many people that worked together to complete the monumental task. __________________ Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then don't be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.