The tears of Boromir - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Odysseus819 · 03-29-2001, 06:54 PM

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Re: The tears of Boromir

It IS hard to believe that the proud stoic warrior was driven to tears, esp. given his distrust of Galadriel, but Galadriel DOES make quite a long and ostentatious exit from the stage, complete with farewell gifts and speches, swan-boat, etc. Maybe the display was too much for even Boromir. I like your point about the long trip to Rivendell having opened Boromir's eyes to the big world outside Minas Tirith. One question -- doesn't Boromir say that the trip took him 110 days, which is much longer than the company took going the other way? I always assumed that Boromir was lost and wandering for an extended time, and that JRRT was in some sense belittling him (in comparison to Strider the Ranger) with this detail.

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03-29-2001, 06:54 PM	#2
Odysseus819 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 699	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 279</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: The tears of Boromir It IS hard to believe that the proud stoic warrior was driven to tears, esp. given his distrust of Galadriel, but Galadriel DOES make quite a long and ostentatious exit from the stage, complete with farewell gifts and speches, swan-boat, etc. Maybe the display was too much for even Boromir. I like your point about the long trip to Rivendell having opened Boromir's eyes to the big world outside Minas Tirith. One question -- doesn't Boromir say that the trip took him 110 days, which is much longer than the company took going the other way? I always assumed that Boromir was lost and wandering for an extended time, and that JRRT was in some sense belittling him (in comparison to Strider the Ranger) with this detail. </p>