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

Rose Cotton · 07-13-2002, 02:53 PM

Boromir and Faramir are very different. Boromir had his father's desire to save thier city and that's what made him fall under the ring's power. Faramir oviously wants to save his city but he was the younger brother. Less trusted, less loved. And so not as close to his father's sutley growing maddness. I don't think he would have been overpowered by the ring.

Frodo would have gone to Mordor no matter what the circomstances. And oviously Sam would have gone with him somehow. But I don't think they all would have gone with him. I don't think anyone else would have gone. Frodo would have found someway to sneek off. But there would still be the orcs.

Think of this. If Frodo did sneek off then the fellowship would eventually get worried and go looking for him. A perfect way to get to exacty the state we were in with Boromir. Faramir might have lived. No one could have died. Or another might have died.
But whoever was left would still have gone after M&P and so on.

07-13-2002, 02:53 PM	#11
Rose Cotton Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: A place worse then Mordor........School! Posts: 1,075	Boromir and Faramir are very different. Boromir had his father's desire to save thier city and that's what made him fall under the ring's power. Faramir oviously wants to save his city but he was the younger brother. Less trusted, less loved. And so not as close to his father's sutley growing maddness. I don't think he would have been overpowered by the ring. Frodo would have gone to Mordor no matter what the circomstances. And oviously Sam would have gone with him somehow. But I don't think they all would have gone with him. I don't think anyone else would have gone. Frodo would have found someway to sneek off. But there would still be the orcs. Think of this. If Frodo did sneek off then the fellowship would eventually get worried and go looking for him. A perfect way to get to exacty the state we were in with Boromir. Faramir might have lived. No one could have died. Or another might have died. But whoever was left would still have gone after M&P and so on. __________________ "There's nothing you can do, Harry... nothing... he's gone."-Remus Lupin "The closer we are to danger, the further we are from harm."-Pippin (now how can you argue with that logic?)