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Originally Posted by MatthewM
The extreme similarities between King Earnur and Boromir are well known.
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Just putting the comparison between Earnur and Boromir in the context of the brother's understanding of each other and of Numenorean values.
It was Eanur after all who put the kingdom into the constitutional crisis which led to the creation of the Ruling Stewardship.
It's really quite an interesting comparison because of the similarities to Tolkien's thoughts on
ofermod and the right duty of a warrior in
The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth. There's an old thread around here someowhere on the topic. Perhaps if I find it I can edit this with a link to that discussion.
EDIT: found it: Here's the link
Barrow Downs thread discussing "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth". Some fab contributions by
Squatter and
davem in particular.