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So is it because of Boromir that Aragorn decides to fullfill his kingship?

boldog
Rohan


Jan 13 2015, 10:15am

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So is it because of Boromir that Aragorn decides to fullfill his kingship? Can't Post

Throughout fotr Boromir is always talking with Aragorn about him coming to Gondor as a lord. He always seems to be supportive of Aragorns claim on the throne, but Aragorn never wanted to know about it.
The way I see it is when Aragorn says his promise to Boromir that he will not let the white city fall, seems like he is promising Boromir that he will become the king.
Also the fact that Aragorn puts on Boromirs, Gauntlets, could be a sign of his acceptance to his kingship?

Azog and Bolg. That is all I can say.............


BlackFox
Half-elven


Jan 14 2015, 6:29pm

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It certainly plays an important part in Aragorn embracing his destiny [In reply to] Can't Post

I don't think it's *the* reason (if it is, at all, possible to narrow it down to just one), more of an incentive. And, yes, Aragorn strapping on Boromir's bracers is undoubtedly a symbolic act.

This reminds me a lot of Bilbo's final decision to continue the journey in the end of AUJ and his words to the rest of the Company (he too makes a promise).



Harold.of.Whoa
Rivendell


Jan 20 2015, 4:32am

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I interpret it as a major step [In reply to] Can't Post

The way I see it, Boromir in the movie is a pivot for Aragorn away from the key psychological block he has toward kingship: the pre-occupation with the weakness of Men. Through Boromir he gets to realize that he is operating under a sort of false paradigm, and he moves away from the idea that weakness is some indelible state of being.

Boromir pretty much spells this out in the dialogue of the EE. Aragorn takes it to heart after 1) he let's Frodo (and therefore the Ring) go on Amon Hen, and 2) he sees Boromir's downfall and redemption.

Ultimately, it is for Arwen that he takes the final step toward kingship in RotK, whether you like the plot twist or not. This helps align movie Aragorn with book Aragorn to an extent.

Aragorn donning Boromir's vambraces at the end of FotR is absolutely one of my favorite moments in the trilogy. It's a beautiful post script to the death scene and the boat funeral, and a really nice bit of symbolism to highlight the pivot I wrote about above.


Darkstone
Immortal


Jan 20 2015, 2:24pm

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I think it's Frodo. [In reply to] Can't Post

Because Aragorn is able to let Frodo (and the ring) go he realizes that he *does* possess the full strength of Numenor. His seemingly fatalistic sword salute to the Uruk-hai (along with his warcry of "Elendil!") just before he battles them symbolises his giving over of his life to his destiny. His vow to Boromir, his captaincy at Helm's Deep, his acceptance of Thranduil, and his journey through the Paths of the Dead are all transformative steps to the destiny he's already decided to accept.

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The tremendous landscape of Middle-earth, the psychological and moral universe of The Lord of the Rings, is built up by repetition, semi-repetition, suggestion, foreshadowing, recollection, echo, and reversal. Through it the story goes forward at its steady, human gait. There, and back again.
-Ursula K. LeGuin, Rhythmic Patterning in The Lord of the Rings


(This post was edited by Darkstone on Jan 20 2015, 2:30pm)


Kim
Valinor


Jan 20 2015, 7:01pm

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His acceptance of Thranduil? [In reply to] Can't Post


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Because Aragorn is able to let Frodo (and the ring) go he realizes that he *does* possess the full strength of Numenor. His seemingly fatalistic sword salute to the Uruk-hai (along with his warcry of "Elendil!") just before he battles them symbolises his giving over of his life to his destiny. His vow to Boromir, his captaincy at Helm's Deep, his acceptance of Thranduil, and his journey through the Paths of the Dead are all transformative steps to the destiny he's already decided to accept.


Wait, did I miss something? That sounds like an interesting story. Wink

#OneLastTime


Riven Delve
Tol Eressea


Jan 20 2015, 7:19pm

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Of course! [In reply to] Can't Post

Don't you remember Thranduil's ringing endorsement of Aragorn in BotFA? It was mutual admiration from the get-go. Wink


*gets busy writing a gripping fan-fic*


“Tollers,” Lewis said to Tolkien, “there is too little of what we really like in stories. I am afraid we shall have to try and write some ourselves.”



Darkstone
Immortal


Jan 20 2015, 9:49pm

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I meant "Anduril", though the mistake does make a bizarre sort of sense.

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The tremendous landscape of Middle-earth, the psychological and moral universe of The Lord of the Rings, is built up by repetition, semi-repetition, suggestion, foreshadowing, recollection, echo, and reversal. Through it the story goes forward at its steady, human gait. There, and back again.
-Ursula K. LeGuin, Rhythmic Patterning in The Lord of the Rings

 
 

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