Was Boromir a mistake? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Birdland · 04-21-2002, 11:51 AM

If Boromir's presense was a mistake, then it was a happy one. (Sorry Boromir.)

If nothing else, when the Urak-Hai attacked the Fellowship, they would have been together in the same place, rather than being split up searching for Frodo.

What then? Aragorn and/or Faramir slain? All the Hobbits captured, including Frodo?

Now if they had survived the attack, a much bigger band would have gone into Mordor, which I'm not sure would have been a good thing. Secrecy is what got Frodo and Sam as far as Mount Doom. It would have been hard to hide the presence of so many members.
The members of the Fellowship would have died to protect Frodo and the Ring, and I'm afraid that is what would have happened if they went into Mordor.

I think the hand of Fate was involved when Boromir took it upon himself to make the Journey to Rivendell.

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04-21-2002, 11:51 AM	#11
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	If Boromir's presense was a mistake, then it was a happy one. (Sorry Boromir.) If nothing else, when the Urak-Hai attacked the Fellowship, they would have been together in the same place, rather than being split up searching for Frodo. What then? Aragorn and/or Faramir slain? All the Hobbits captured, including Frodo? Now if they had survived the attack, a much bigger band would have gone into Mordor, which I'm not sure would have been a good thing. Secrecy is what got Frodo and Sam as far as Mount Doom. It would have been hard to hide the presence of so many members. The members of the Fellowship would have died to protect Frodo and the Ring, and I'm afraid that is what would have happened if they went into Mordor. I think the hand of Fate was involved when Boromir took it upon himself to make the Journey to Rivendell.