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'''Boromir''' was the eldest son of [[Denethor|Denethor II]], last ruling [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward of Gondor]] in the Third Age of [[Middle-earth]]. He was one of the Nine Walkers who made up the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
'''Boromir''' was the eldest son of [[Denethor II]], last ruling [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward of Gondor]] in the Third Age of [[Middle-earth]], older brother of [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]. He was one of the Nine Walkers who made up the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.


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==Boromir in the books==
==Boromir in the books==
In response to a [[prophecy|prophetic]] [[dream]], Boromir rides to [[Rivendell]] where he is invited to attend the [[Council of Elrond]]. There he attempts to persuade the Council to let him take the [[One Ring]] to [[Gondor]] so that it can be used in the defence of the [[realm]], but is told that it cannot be used without corrupting its user and alerting [[Sauron]] to its presence.
In response to a prophetic dream, Boromir rides to [[Rivendell]] where he is invited to attend the [[Council of Elrond]]. There he attempts to persuade the Council to let him take the [[One Ring]] to [[Gondor]] so that it can be used in the defence of the realm, but is told that it cannot be used without corrupting its user and alerting [[Sauron]] to its presence.


He subsequently joins the Fellowship of the Ring and travels with them through [[Moria (Middle-earth)|Moria]] and then [[Lórien]], where he is greatly disturbed by [[Galadriel]]'s testing of his [[mind]].
He subsequently joins the Fellowship of the Ring and travels with them through [[Moria]] and then [[Lórien]], where he is greatly disturbed by [[Galadriel]]'s testing of his mind.


Seduced by the lure of the [[One Ring]], he tries to seize it from [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] at [[Amon Hen]], leading to the breaking of the Fellowship. He dies at age 41 trying to prevent [[Orc (Middle-earth)|Orc]]s from capturing [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] in the beginning of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', thereby redeeming himself for trying to take the Ring.
Seduced by the lure of the [[One Ring]], he tries to seize it from [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] at [[Amon Hen]], leading to the breaking of the Fellowship. He dies at age 41 trying to prevent [[Orcs]] from capturing [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] in the beginning of ''[[The Two Towers]]'', thereby redeeming himself for trying to take the Ring.


==Boromir in the films==
==Boromir in the films==
In [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 movie)|animated film]], and in the subsequent BBC Radio broadcast, he is played by [[Michael Graham Cox]]. In the movie ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (movie)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Boromir is played by [[Sean Bean]]. Differing from the book, Boromir dies (killed by the [[Uruk-hai]] leader [[Orc (Middle-earth)#Lurtz|Lurtz]]) at the end of the film instead of the beginning of ''[[The Two Towers]]'' (the first chapter of the ''Two Towers'' novel is moved to the end of the Fellowship movie; the two scenes covered the same scene in the story from different perspectives).
In [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 movie)|animated film]], and in the subsequent BBC Radio broadcast, he is played by [[Michael Graham Cox]]. In the movie ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (movie)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Boromir is played by [[Sean Bean]]. Differing from the book, Boromir dies (killed by the [[Uruk-hai]] leader [[Lurtz]]) at the end of the film instead of the beginning of ''[[The Two Towers]]'' (the first chapter of the ''Two Towers'' novel is moved to the end of the Fellowship movie; the two scenes covered the same scene in the story from different perspectives).


The extended cut (not the original theatrical version) of the movie of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (movie)|The Two Towers]]'' includes a scene not taken from the book in which Boromir and his brother [[Faramir]] see each other for the last time, and we see their father Denethor's attitude toward his two sons. At the Council of Elrond at Rivendell, Boromir says that his prophetic dream came to first his brother, Faramir, and then to him, on the night before an attack on [[Osgiliath]]. This reference to Osgiliath may be the inspiration for the [[flashback]] scene in The Two Towers.
The extended cut (not the original theatrical version) of the movie of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (movie)|The Two Towers]]'' includes a scene not taken from the book in which Boromir and his brother Faramir see each other for the last time, and we see their father Denethor's attitude toward his two sons. At the Council of Elrond at Rivendell, Boromir says that his prophetic dream came to first his brother, Faramir, and then to him, on the night before an attack on [[Osgiliath]]. This reference to Osgiliath may be the inspiration for the flashback scene in The Two Towers.


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A much earlier '''[[Boromir (House of Bëor)|Boromir]]''', son of [[Boron (House of Bëor)|Boron]] and father of [[Andreth]] and [[Bregor]], after whom Boromir of Gondor was named, appears in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. See: [[House of Bëor]].


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Revision as of 20:17, 23 November 2005

Boromir was the eldest son of Denethor II, last ruling Steward of Gondor in the Third Age of Middle-earth, older brother of Faramir. He was one of the Nine Walkers who made up the Fellowship of the Ring in The Lord of the Rings.


Boromir in the books

In response to a prophetic dream, Boromir rides to Rivendell where he is invited to attend the Council of Elrond. There he attempts to persuade the Council to let him take the One Ring to Gondor so that it can be used in the defence of the realm, but is told that it cannot be used without corrupting its user and alerting Sauron to its presence.

He subsequently joins the Fellowship of the Ring and travels with them through Moria and then Lórien, where he is greatly disturbed by Galadriel's testing of his mind.

Seduced by the lure of the One Ring, he tries to seize it from Frodo at Amon Hen, leading to the breaking of the Fellowship. He dies at age 41 trying to prevent Orcs from capturing Merry and Pippin in the beginning of The Two Towers, thereby redeeming himself for trying to take the Ring.

Boromir in the films

In Ralph Bakshi's animated film, and in the subsequent BBC Radio broadcast, he is played by Michael Graham Cox. In the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Boromir is played by Sean Bean. Differing from the book, Boromir dies (killed by the Uruk-hai leader Lurtz) at the end of the film instead of the beginning of The Two Towers (the first chapter of the Two Towers novel is moved to the end of the Fellowship movie; the two scenes covered the same scene in the story from different perspectives).

The extended cut (not the original theatrical version) of the movie of The Two Towers includes a scene not taken from the book in which Boromir and his brother Faramir see each other for the last time, and we see their father Denethor's attitude toward his two sons. At the Council of Elrond at Rivendell, Boromir says that his prophetic dream came to first his brother, Faramir, and then to him, on the night before an attack on Osgiliath. This reference to Osgiliath may be the inspiration for the flashback scene in The Two Towers.