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Haunting Spirit
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Lafayette, LA
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I do not think Faramir would have taken the ring had he been in Rivendale. In Ithalian, he had the chance to take it, he could have gotten his father's respect, but he turned it down. I think that he would be able to resist, at least longer than his brother did.
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles)
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Interesting speculation of whether Faramir would have resisted longer then
Boromir. On the one hand, one reason daddy didn't take to Faramir was that he was "a wizard's pupil." He was more of a scholar and generally a reluctant warrior (to some extent perhaps JRRT patterned him after himself?), while Boromir was more instinctive and concerned with the practical. But then again, Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond , and Aragorn were all afraid to take the ring (Gandalf, it would seem, even for a brief time) so perhaps an intellectualizing approach would be an ineffective curb on the ring's power to corrupt. Then again, Aragorn and Gandalf were obviously in close proximity to the ring all the way down to Moria and beyond without being overtly tempted. Might Boromir have had a different ring view if he had known of Isildur's repentence of taking the ring at The Gladden Fields? Hmm. I guess I haven't a definitive view on B vs. F ring resistance.
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