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Anubis
Rivendell
Dec 11 2012, 8:49pm
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He didnīt want to be the best, he just didnīt want to fail. He did not desire to be a king with a hot lady at his side, he just wanted to protect his people. His greatest fear was failing, and it was this fear that led him to his death.
Of course, as with all of Tolkienīs works, the roots of the characters are far more deeper than some would suspect. There is a little bit of Boromir in every one of us. He is the great soldier that doesnīt know which path to take.
The main issue he had? Galadriel detected it with a single glance: lack of hope. He didnīt understand how a little thing like a hobbit could change the world. He didnīt see the value of will, as he himself did not have much of it. He was one of those people who doesnīt understand much more than what is in front of their eyes.
Boromir did not believe Galadriel. "I see no hope". But there was hope, Boromir, albeit a faint one, about to be extinguished, easy to look over...but still there, amidst an ocean of darkness.
Boromir only saw the darkness in front of him, and chose to enter it and defeat it. He didnīt see the flare in the distance, and in the end, evilness consumed him. He was left morally destroyed by the ring, and then, in those brilliant seconds with him on the ground, he realizes it: there is hope.
Frodo. Sam. Merry. Pippin. The hobbits, who have resisted the corruption of the ring all along. I tried, and I failed.
They are the true heroes. They can beat Sauron. My people can be protected. There is hope. It is then that he raises his sword to defend the two little hobbits.
Because physical power is not the key; it is will power. I like this character because he represents an aspect of human being that I know and he reflects it perfectly.
If only you could have lived a little bit longer, Boromir, to see the great days of Gondor renewed. But your fate would not be that.
On a side note, Sean Bean was a damn good actor, the casting was perfect...
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Favourite character in the lord of the rings
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flameofudun
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Nov 10 2012, 4:28am
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Out of curiosity
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 10 2012, 4:40am
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Legolas is pretty funny
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flameofudun
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Nov 10 2012, 4:47am
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Got it...
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 10 2012, 5:16am
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Legolas was my favorite from my first reading, back in the 1960's
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PattyJB
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Nov 10 2012, 5:02am
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lEgolas
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flameofudun
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Nov 10 2012, 5:05am
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Gandalf, of course!
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Elutherian
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Nov 10 2012, 5:21am
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Legolas!
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iandea14
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Nov 10 2012, 6:56am
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Me too!
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flameofudun
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Nov 12 2012, 3:25am
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This I a tough question
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DanielLB
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Nov 10 2012, 8:21am
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Gandalf for me
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Nov 10 2012, 8:56am
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I actually find Legolas
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Elenorflower
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Nov 10 2012, 5:26pm
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Eowyn
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starlesswinter
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Nov 10 2012, 7:14pm
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Aragorn
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 10 2012, 7:42pm
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Frodo
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imin
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Nov 10 2012, 8:04pm
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He just didn't do much ;-)
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DanielLB
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Nov 10 2012, 10:41pm
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He is ultimately the best character, for me
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 11 2012, 2:18am
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Good point
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zarabia
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Nov 11 2012, 4:49am
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Morgoth
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Istaris'staffs
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Nov 10 2012, 8:41pm
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Cool choice!
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flameofudun
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Nov 12 2012, 3:32am
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Actually there's three of them
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Misto
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Nov 11 2012, 12:06am
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Frodo, Aragorn, and Galadriel
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zarabia
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Nov 11 2012, 4:28am
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You forgot Samwise the brave!
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sam gamgee
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Nov 12 2012, 5:21pm
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Great question, here's three answers
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Junesong
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Nov 12 2012, 12:29am
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I also think Legolas is funny
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Escapist
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Nov 12 2012, 12:50am
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I personally enjoy
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flameofudun
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Nov 12 2012, 3:29am
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*spasm* Just one!? *kerplunk*
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grammaboodawg
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Nov 12 2012, 2:32am
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Are you referring to the Grey and the White of the books?
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 12 2012, 3:03am
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The movie :)
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grammaboodawg
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Nov 12 2012, 10:32am
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And glowed from within!
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Kristin Thompson
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Nov 14 2012, 4:39pm
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:) So very cool.... :D //
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grammaboodawg
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Nov 26 2012, 12:28am
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Some favorites
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arkenstone
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Dec 20 2012, 12:37am
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Favorite character
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Sam20
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Nov 12 2012, 5:44pm
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My favourite characters
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Ayiana
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Nov 12 2012, 7:16pm
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I love Turin too!
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flameofudun
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Nov 14 2012, 4:03am
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Definitely Frodo and Sam
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Ring-Bearer
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Nov 14 2012, 9:21pm
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Beorn
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BeornBerserker
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Nov 18 2012, 3:15pm
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Does he appear in Lord of the Rings?
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 18 2012, 4:30pm
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Sorry, but to quote the original post...
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FlyingSerkis
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Nov 18 2012, 4:52pm
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Apologies
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Nov 18 2012, 7:13pm
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Read the opening post
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BeornBerserker
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Nov 18 2012, 6:59pm
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When it comes to LOTR,
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And back again
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Nov 25 2012, 6:44am
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Boromir
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Anubis
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Dec 11 2012, 8:49pm
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