What if Boromir claimed the Ring? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tuor of Gondolin · 10-05-2004, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by Orophin:
"As everybody knows or should know that only Sauron can truly wield the ring although Frodo did a pretty good job I thought, so it would have been bad for middle earth as a whole if the ring had come to Boromir."
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I think that's more a movie version. In the book it seems that any of the
Wise (such as Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond, and possibly men such as Aragorn
or Denethor [and what of dwarves?] ) could learn in time to wield it. The problem
would be the inevitable corruption to evil. In their ways, even Gollum and Bilbo "wielded" the ring.

10-05-2004, 01:07 PM	#6
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	Originally posted by Orophin: "As everybody knows or should know that only Sauron can truly wield the ring although Frodo did a pretty good job I thought, so it would have been bad for middle earth as a whole if the ring had come to Boromir." ---------------------- I think that's more a movie version. In the book it seems that any of the Wise (such as Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond, and possibly men such as Aragorn or Denethor [and what of dwarves?] ) could learn in time to wield it. The problem would be the inevitable corruption to evil. In their ways, even Gollum and Bilbo "wielded" the ring. __________________ Aure Entuluva!