Was the Steward, Boromir inflicted with the Black Breath? I recall the Appendices mentioning he suffered after a battle with the Witch-King and died before his time, shrunken/in pain? *goes to check*
Ahh..it's listed as a "Morgul-wound"
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Boromir was a great captain, and even the Witch-King feared him. He was noble and fair of face, a man strong in body and in will, but he received a Morgul-wound in that war which shortened his days, and he became shrunken with pain and died twelve years after his father.~Appendix A: The Stewards
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Perhaps the Morgul-wound and Black Breath are similar in their effects, but a different method of transferal? Do you read "Morgul-wound" as Boromir was stabbed with a Morgul-blade or that it was just a wound caused by sorcery? Because it does seem different from Frodo's wound, in that it took 14 years for Boromir to succumb to the wound.