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Originally Posted by Pitchwife
all he achieved with his last stand was to atone for his earlier fall for the lure of the Ring and save his own soul.
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Agree he did achieve that, and it was the most immediate (and greatest) good that came from his stand.
But that was not *ALL* that it accomplished. In a strange turn, Boromir's Last Stand
ALSO saved the life of his brother !!!
- Because of Boromir's heroic self-sacrifice, Pippin felt a debt of honor and offered his Life's service to Denethor & Gondor in payment of his debt.
- For that reason, AND ONLY FOR THAT REASON, Pippin was at Denethor's side when he commanded that Faramir be burned alive.
- And, thus, he was in position to both encourage Beregond to abandon his post (postponing Faramir's death for a bit) and to seek out Gandalf (in the midst of battle) who was the ONLY one able to save Faramir's life from burning.