Timeline for Why was Boromir allowed to join the Fellowship of the Ring?
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| May 7, 2015 at 12:31 | comment | added | EngrStudent | The answer is implied. He was the bad choice, but fate (or the author) used that as an element to make him the only choice. Long after his death he is driving plot. From the character transitions of Merry and Pippin, what happens to Denethor, to what happens to Faramir, and even in Return of the King where the decision by Aragorn to engage the Black Gates bears the odor of "save our people, save our city" - the dying request - Boromir leaves his impact throughout the story. I answered to answer, and not for the bounty. We are good, thanks. | |
| May 6, 2015 at 21:19 | comment | added | Wad Cheber | This answer is phenomenal- if it answered the question rather than brilliantly laying out both the pros and cons, I would have accepted it and awarded a bounty. It pains me to do neither. But +100 anyway. | |
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| May 5, 2015 at 2:25 | comment | added | jpmc26 | "He transformed the fellowship. He galvanized Frodo, and Boromir in ways they did not expect." This wording seems awkward at best; I can't really make sense of it. Can you reword? +1 for nobody realizing how it took him, though. | |
| May 5, 2015 at 0:29 | comment | added | Andres F. | As for your other points: 1- The plan wasn't to take the Ring to Gondor, though the initial part of the journey was in that direction. Aragorn says as much! 2- It wasn't known at the time of the Council that Denethor was under the influence of Sauron, so how can this count against Boromir? | |
| May 5, 2015 at 0:28 | comment | added | Andres F. | I don't think we have enough evidence to conclude "the Ring got him". In fact, Boromir wanting to use the Ring as a weapon is a sensible opinion, giving his limited knowledge of the artifact. And when he does fall victim to the temptation, much later, he quickly recovers and regrets it. | |
| May 4, 2015 at 21:37 | history | answered | EngrStudent | CC BY-SA 3.0 |