Oaths in the Fellowship - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Dûrbelethwen · 03-03-2005, 09:29 AM

I do not remember if this is in the book at all, so I am asking this in the movie forum particuraly since it has to do with two lines in the movies.
Was there any kind of an oath to bond the fellowship. In "The Fellowship of the Ring" Elrond told them as they were leaving Rivendell that "...you that travel with him no oath or bond holds you to go further then you will". But then at the end after Boromir tried to take the ring and Frodo was talking to Aragorn, Aragorn said that he swore to protect Frodo. And again in the Two Towers Faramir found out that Frodo had the ring Sam told him that Boromir had tried to take the ring from Frodo "after swearing an oath to protect him, he tried to kill him."
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03-03-2005, 09:29 AM	#1
Dûrbelethwen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 80	Oaths in the Fellowship I do not remember if this is in the book at all, so I am asking this in the movie forum particuraly since it has to do with two lines in the movies. Was there any kind of an oath to bond the fellowship. In "The Fellowship of the Ring" Elrond told them as they were leaving Rivendell that "...you that travel with him no oath or bond holds you to go further then you will". But then at the end after Boromir tried to take the ring and Frodo was talking to Aragorn, Aragorn said that he swore to protect Frodo. And again in the Two Towers Faramir found out that Frodo had the ring Sam told him that Boromir had tried to take the ring from Frodo "after swearing an oath to protect him, he tried to kill him." Thank you