LotR -- Book 3 - Chapter 01 - The Departure of Boromir

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

One thing that intrigues me is the blowing of the horn of Boromir right on the bounds of old Gondor. Was Boromir unwittingly heralding the return of the King?

Or maybe he was just blowing the horn to call for aid: y'know, why he brought the horn in the first place.

I know. But I said "unwittingly".

Anywhen, another weird thing about the horn is that it was created right before the Stewards became the rulers of Gondor, and was destroyed right before their return to . . . well . . . Stewardship.

So, how ‘magical’ a place is Amon Hen - if even Aragorn only sees what any of us would expect to see what’s so special about the place to earn it its name? And how come Frodo sees so much - is it the power of the Ring? But that would mean that The Hill of Sight only deserved its name & reputation if the person using it had their vision magically enhanced. (davem)

I've been puzzling over this one, too, and came up with only one idea: Perhaps the hill itself was exhausted after the battle that took place there. But there might be other explanations.