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Boromir, a member of the Fellowship of the Ring, falls to the temptation to try to seize the One Ring, intending to use it to defend Gondor. This at once splits the Fellowship, and leads to Boromir's death as Orcs attack. He redeems himself, however, by single-handedly but vainly defending Merry and Pippin from orcs, dying a hero's death. [26]
Boromir was described by Tolkien as a name "of mixed form"; [T 16] it combines Sindarin bor(on)-'steadfast' and Quenya míre 'jewel'. [T 17] But the Stewards of Gondor also often bore names "remembered in the songs and histories of the First Age", [T 16] regardless of meaning, and the name Boromir did appear during the First Age in The ...
Faramir questions Frodo about his quest, and Frodo reveals that he, along with eight other companions including Boromir, had set out from Rivendell. During the interrogation, Faramir asks often about Boromir, since he knows, as Frodo does not, that Boromir is already dead. One night, Faramir had waded down to the Anduin after seeing a boat there.
Character Death: Boromir (Sean Bean) Why It Was Devastating: The valiant Boromir comes to the rescue of Merry and Pippin (who require an unseemly amount of rescuing in the trilogy). A horde of ...
Boromir demands the Ring from Frodo. To escape, Frodo puts on the Ring, making himself invisible. [T 7] Merry and Pippin are captured by a group of Orcs. Boromir is killed defending them. [T 8] Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli give Boromir's body a boat burial; [T 9] they then set off in pursuit of Merry and Pippin.
Scholars and critics have identified many themes of The Lord of the Rings, a major fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, including a reversed quest, the struggle of good and evil, death and immortality, fate and free will, the danger of power, and various aspects of Christianity such as the presence of three Christ figures, for prophet, priest, and king, as well as elements like hope and ...
"Where there's a whip there's a will": Orcs driving a Hobbit across the plains of Rohan. Scraperboard illustration by Alexander Korotich, 1995 . The author J. R. R. Tolkien uses many proverbs in The Lord of the Rings to create a feeling that the world of Middle-earth is both familiar and solid, and to give a sense of the different cultures of the Hobbits, Men, Elves, and Dwarves who populate it.
Frodo wanders off and is confronted by Boromir, who, as Lady Galadriel had warned, tries to take the Ring. Uruk-hai scouts then ambush the Company, attempting to abduct the Hobbits. Boromir breaks free of the Ring's power and protects Merry and Pippin, but the Uruk-Hai leader, Lurtz, mortally wounds Boromir as they abduct the Hobbits.