Should Faramir have been in the Fellowship? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

OddEvenstar · 05-02-2003, 05:15 PM

Boromir was chosen to join the Fellowship of the Ring. Before he perished by the Falls of Rauros, he attempted to steal the Ring from Frodo in a sudden fury. Yet he redeemed himself by battling bravely to protect the hobbits Merry and Pippin.

Faramir appears to be wiser than his brother, but Denethor never really seemed to love him as the next in line until the very end...when it was too late. He has ample chance to take the Ring for his own and for Gondor's, but he never once shows any desire for It.

I personally believe that Faramir would have been more deserving, though never in his father's favor. Had he gone with the Company, he could have been a great aid to Aragorn, if not able to protect the Ring-Bearer to the end.

What do you think? Would Faramir have been a more worthy guide in the Fellowship? Or did fate play out with Boromir as it should have?

05-02-2003, 05:15 PM	#1
OddEvenstar Pile O'Bones Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 15	Should Faramir have been in the Fellowship? Boromir was chosen to join the Fellowship of the Ring. Before he perished by the Falls of Rauros, he attempted to steal the Ring from Frodo in a sudden fury. Yet he redeemed himself by battling bravely to protect the hobbits Merry and Pippin. Faramir appears to be wiser than his brother, but Denethor never really seemed to love him as the next in line until the very end...when it was too late. He has ample chance to take the Ring for his own and for Gondor's, but he never once shows any desire for It. I personally believe that Faramir would have been more deserving, though never in his father's favor. Had he gone with the Company, he could have been a great aid to Aragorn, if not able to protect the Ring-Bearer to the end. What do you think? Would Faramir have been a more worthy guide in the Fellowship? Or did fate play out with Boromir as it should have? __________________ The hands of a king are the hands of a healer, and so shall the rightful king be known.