Boromir's death scene question

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by sassyfriend

That is so mean, buddy!

Not mean, Morthoron.

My guess would be that the bruise was caused by a wind machine whipping all that hair around.

[sassyfriend]

Ok back to Boromir....Ok we all know he was kneeling on the ground when the orcs raced past him so how did he end up lying on the ground?

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by sassyfriend

Ok back to Boromir....Ok we all know he was kneeling on the ground when the orcs raced past him so how did he end up lying on the ground?

I'm thinking the loss of blood and use of motor functions.

[sassyfriend]

That means Aragorn wouldn't of been able to save him anyways right

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by sassyfriend

That means Aragorn wouldn't of been able to save him anyways right

No, he came too late.

Aragorn did a lot of things "too late" that day, and he kicked himself for it...

[sassyfriend]

What are the other things he did too late?

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by sassyfriend

What are the other things he did too late?

Went looking for Frodo too late, realising Boromir's true desires too late, set out to find Merry and Pippin too late, thus giving the orcs a good head start. Or, maybe, waited too long to ask for the final decision from Frodo.

Ultimately we find that he did all these things in the perfect moment. He met Eoner, and then Gandalf, only because he did what he did when he did it. But at the time he was punishing himself severely, and he said that all his choices were amiss, and this time he has to choose right...