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Originally Posted by ArathornJax
In speaking of both Faramir and Boromir, this quote by Gandalf at Minis Tirith to Pippin about the Lord Denethor I have found interesting:
"He is not as other men of this time, Pippin, and whatever be his descent from father to son, by some chance the blood of Westernesse runs nearly true in him; as it does in his other son, Faramir, and yet did not in Boromir, whom he loved best."
If Denethor's heritage is from Westernesse (mixed with other houses since coming to Middle Earth) and in him the blood of Westernesse runs true, and it also runs true in Faramir, then what did Tolkien mean that it did not do so in Boromir? Does this account for some of the differences between Faramir and Boromir? How did Faramir's blood run true but how did Boromir not run true? Thoughts would be appreciated as I am thinking on this since I read it last night.
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AJ, all due respect- it's spelt Minas Tirith.
As to your question- it is scientifically/biologically impossible that Boromir would not have the same blood running through his veins as Denethor and Faramir. That quote has given many people questions but the fact must be that Tolkien was talking about the personage of the three characters, not physical blood. Boromir was a true Numenorean in everything but mind. He did not really have the mental qualities that Faramir had. That is what that quote means.