[Boromir's Lady]

I never saw Boromir as a 'Bad' person or the 'bad guy' of the group. He was desperate to help his people, save his city and please his father (which are very human characteristics). He did not completely understand the evil power of the ring. He doubted the reasoning to destroy it and not use it against their enemies.

He was a good man but not perfect and didn't always make the best choices (just like everyone); he was strong, valiant, honorable and everyone thought so, just look at what each character said about Boromir in the books, I don't think any of them said anything bad about him:

Aragorn: "He is a Valiant man"

Eomer: "Great harm is this death to Minas Tirith! That was a worthy man! All spoke his praise. He came seldom to the Mark, for he was ever in the wars on the East-borders; but I have seen him. More like to the swift sons of Eorl than to the grave men of Gondor he seemed to me, and likely to prove a great captain of his people when his time came."

Pippin: "And Boromir of your city was with us, and he saved me in the snows of the north, and at the last he was slain defending me from my foes."

"Little service can I offer to your Lord, but what I can do, what I would do, remembering Boromir the Brave."

Frodo: "There was no contention in our company, though there was doubt..."

"Boromir was a valiant member of our company." "Yes, I was his friend, for my part."

(Faramir to Frodo) - "Then you would grieve to know that he was dead?" "I would grieve indeed," said Frodo.

Gandalf: "Poor Boromir! I could not see what happened to him. It was a sore trial for such a man: a warrior, and a lord of men. Galadriel told me that he was in peril. But he escaped in the end. I am glad."

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[ October 24, 2002: Message edited by: Boromir's Lady ]