Boromir- the first to become corrupted. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Phrim · 04-01-2003, 08:15 AM

I'm not really sure Boromir was ever really "corrupted" by the Ring, per se. From the very outset, he was not convinced by the decisions of the Council of Elrond, and thought that the Ring would be a better tool in the hands of Gondor. There was no point at which he changed his mind and decided that the Ring really shouldn't go to Mordor--he always thought that. (And really, he wasn't part of the Fellowship for any attachment to its mission, they just happened to be going in the same direction.) When the actual point of divergence came, Boromir took action according to his beliefs, as we might expect him to.

04-01-2003, 08:15 AM	#4
Phrim Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 72	I'm not really sure Boromir was ever really "corrupted" by the Ring, per se. From the very outset, he was not convinced by the decisions of the Council of Elrond, and thought that the Ring would be a better tool in the hands of Gondor. There was no point at which he changed his mind and decided that the Ring really shouldn't go to Mordor--he always thought that. (And really, he wasn't part of the Fellowship for any attachment to its mission, they just happened to be going in the same direction.) When the actual point of divergence came, Boromir took action according to his beliefs, as we might expect him to.