What if Boromir had taken the ring? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eru · 11-25-2002, 06:23 PM

how could he defeat sauron without destroying the ring? hadn't that already bee tried once before? when Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand, his sprirt fled. he wasn't destroyed only defeated until he could regain his strength. so, if boromir had taken the ring, it logical follows that he would have brought the ring to minis (sp?) tirith to battle with sauron. but the ring filled with sauron's malice and everything that goes with it, would have taken control of him ere long. sauron, knowing the one ring was found would have most likely sent everything he had against Minis Tirith to take back the ring. and as gandalf states, no one but sauron truly knew how the ring worked.

-Lenwa

11-25-2002, 06:23 PM	#6
Eru Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 71	how could he defeat sauron without destroying the ring? hadn't that already bee tried once before? when Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand, his sprirt fled. he wasn't destroyed only defeated until he could regain his strength. so, if boromir had taken the ring, it logical follows that he would have brought the ring to minis (sp?) tirith to battle with sauron. but the ring filled with sauron's malice and everything that goes with it, would have taken control of him ere long. sauron, knowing the one ring was found would have most likely sent everything he had against Minis Tirith to take back the ring. and as gandalf states, no one but sauron truly knew how the ring worked. -Lenwa __________________ "Utúlie'n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatári, utúlie'n aurë! The day has come! Behold, people of the Eldar and Fathers of Men, the day has come!"