Boromir's search for Imladris

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by The Mouth of Sauron

Another reason I still find it hard to believe that people in Gondor didn't know where Imladris was is this : People in Minas Tirith must have known of the existence of the Beornings, the Woodland Realm, Esgaroth and Dale - and they certainly knew where Rivendell was. Surely Denethor could have sent scouts into northern Wilderland to "ask around" ?

What I don't get is why you keep insisting the exact location of a hidden refuge (where even Aragorn has some difficulty finding) has to be common knowledge to every bloat in the story?

[The Mouth of Sauron]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

What I don't get is why you keep insisting the exact location of a hidden refuge (where even Aragorn has some difficulty finding) has to be common knowledge to every bloat in the story?

I didn't realise I was "insisting" about anything.

Aragorn had difficulty finding Rivendell ?!? I don't think so.

And the main point I was trying to make was that the location of Rivendell WAS known by certain people in the wider world - and in the unlikely event that Gondor had forgotten its location, Denethor surely had options when it came to eliciting that information rather than sending Boromir on an uncertain journey.