Is anyone else here a Boromir fan? He ROCKS!!!! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Errand-Rider Karigan · 12-09-2002, 09:22 PM

At last! A thread worthy of our noble Man of Gondor. Boromir is my hero... he is faced with so much suffering and grief and war and strife, and yet he's still noble and honorable and true... obsessive, mayhap, but only to save his beloved City! ::sigh:: There was great love for Boromir from the men of many lands, for he was a hero; fearless, bold, brave, and dedicated to the saving of Gondor.

But what's with the Denethor bashing? Denethor was made hard by Echthelion and Thranduil in his youth (imagine having your father's love stolen from you by a stranger!) and then by the loss of Finduilas (his wife) later in life. Stewardship weighed hard upon him. I personally like Denethor; he is an example of what I call a hopeless man- Gondor is in such shambles during the war of the ring he doesn't know what to do. But he's got strength left, and dignity too. He couldn't stand to see the White City fall... not after all he'd invested into it. That's why he commited suicide; rather then face what he thought was inevitable and watch the remaider of his life collapse, he'd rather just go.

Poor Denethor. But I love him anyway. I'm just a sucker for that family, I guess.

12-09-2002, 09:22 PM	#1
Errand-Rider Karigan Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Minas Tirith, Gondor Posts: 11	At last! A thread worthy of our noble Man of Gondor. Boromir is my hero... he is faced with so much suffering and grief and war and strife, and yet he's still noble and honorable and true... obsessive, mayhap, but only to save his beloved City! ::sigh:: There was great love for Boromir from the men of many lands, for he was a hero; fearless, bold, brave, and dedicated to the saving of Gondor. But what's with the Denethor bashing? Denethor was made hard by Echthelion and Thranduil in his youth (imagine having your father's love stolen from you by a stranger!) and then by the loss of Finduilas (his wife) later in life. Stewardship weighed hard upon him. I personally like Denethor; he is an example of what I call a hopeless man- Gondor is in such shambles during the war of the ring he doesn't know what to do. But he's got strength left, and dignity too. He couldn't stand to see the White City fall... not after all he'd invested into it. That's why he commited suicide; rather then face what he thought was inevitable and watch the remaider of his life collapse, he'd rather just go. Poor Denethor. But I love him anyway. I'm just a sucker for that family, I guess. __________________ "How is a man to judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear."