Boromir I - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hobbitt_Fan · 06-27-2010, 09:28 PM

I agree but the Witch King faced other great Gondorian leaders and warriors but Tolkien clearly inferred something great in Boromir and it seems that if it was simply as a tactician, Tolkien who was gifted with words would have indicated that.

I have always believed the most literal translation is the best unless otherwise indicated by the author. Clearly, Earnur had also dealt the Witch King a terrible blow when he destroyed Angmar but the Witch King still rode him down and challenged him to combat.

Absent any other explanation and in comparison to the Witch King's dealings with other Gondorian leaders, the easiest interpretation is that Boromir was personally mighty enough in arms that the Witch King feared him.

06-27-2010, 09:28 PM	#5
Hobbitt_Fan Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 18	I agree but the Witch King faced other great Gondorian leaders and warriors but Tolkien clearly inferred something great in Boromir and it seems that if it was simply as a tactician, Tolkien who was gifted with words would have indicated that. I have always believed the most literal translation is the best unless otherwise indicated by the author. Clearly, Earnur had also dealt the Witch King a terrible blow when he destroyed Angmar but the Witch King still rode him down and challenged him to combat. Absent any other explanation and in comparison to the Witch King's dealings with other Gondorian leaders, the easiest interpretation is that Boromir was personally mighty enough in arms that the Witch King feared him.