Boromir - An example of a man?

[Snowdog]

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Indeed! I was thinking of Beregond, as the ordinary soldier, but many an "ordinary" soldier is an extraordinary man, and Beregond is exceptionally brave in laying his life on the line to save Faramir.

The term 'ordinary' is a tricky one. In this case I believe it was used meaning 'average' meaning 'like most other men'

The lines are many, as there would be professional soldiers and conscripts in Gondor. Boromir, nor Denethor, would I classify as "ordinary men" They were extraordinary in their own right, different from each other, and from Faramir who Gandalf considered more like the men of the West.