Boromirs Gear

[Lostgaeriel]

Yes, Telchar!

I don't recall any other mention of Boromir's helm. I think that the only other detailed description of Boromir's appearance and 'gear' is when he is sitting at the Council of Elrond.

... And seated a little apart was a tall man with a fair and noble face, dark-haired and grey-eyed, proud and stern of glance.

He was cloaked and booted as if for a journey on horseback; and indeed though his garments were rich, and his cloak was lined with fur, they were stained with long travel. He had a collar of silver in which a single white stone was set; his locks were shorn about his shoulders. On a baldric he wore a great horn tipped with silver that was now laid upon his knees.

When Boromir left Gondor, he was travelling alone and on an uncertain route; he would be well-equipped and probably wore the helm all the way to Rivendell. But once a member of the fellowship, I doubt he wore it - he just packed it. Afterall, the Fellowship's hope of success was in secrecy, not warfare. They were not dressed for war when they set out.

As for Gimli and whether or not he had a helmet, I don't think he had one until he was given one at Edoras. There is no mention of one until then. (If he had one before then he must have left it behind at Anduin as excess weight when the Three Walkers began chasing the Uruk-hai.)

Now men came bearing raiment of war from the king's hoard, and they arrayed Aragorn and Legolas in shining mail. Helms too they chose, and round shields; their bosses were overlaid with gold and set with gems, green and red and white. Gandalf took no armour; and Gimli needed no coat of rings, even if one had been found to match his stature, for there was no hauberk in the hoards of Edoras of better make than his short corslet forged beneath the Mountain in the North. But he chose a cap of iron and leather that fitted well upon his round head; and a small shield he also took. It bore the running horse, white upon green, that was the emblem of the House of Eorl.

[ April 25, 2002: Message edited by: Lostgaeriel ]