Boromir With No Heir?

You’d think, politically, that it would make sense for Boromir to have an heir, right?  But if his lack of wife and child was a problem, it was never mentioned as such.  Rather, Tolkien considered Boromir’s lack of family as an aspect of his character/personality.  In fact, he specifically addresses it in Appendix A, saying: …

Boromir: “I saw him ride over seven streams”

For those of you who haven’t actually read Lord of the Rings, you may not know about the Lament for Boromir. It was a song that Aragorn and Legolas sang after Boromir’s death (you can read the lyrics here, or you can listen to my favorite rendition by Adele McAllister here.) In the song, Aragorn…

The Fellowship and the Gap of Rohan

This was, of course, the route that Boromir suggested to the fellowship (especially after the Redhorn Pass proved unmanageable), saying “If we cannot cross the mountains, let us journey southwards, until we come to the Gap of Rohan, where men are friendly to my people, taking the road that I followed on my way hither.” However, it…

How Did Boromir Find Rivendell?

Honestly, it sounds like he just wandered about the general area until he got lucky. When Faramir and Boromir talked to Denethor about the dream, all that Denethor could tell them was that “Imladris was of old the name among the Elves of a far northern dale, where Elrond the Halfelven dwelt, greatest of lore-masters”, which…