What Boromir Actually Wanted To Do With The Ring ( Book vs Movie )

Boromir, son of Denethor, Captain of Gondor — was he really the weak one? This Lord of the Rings deep dive re-examines Boromir's case at the Council of Elrond, his fall at Amon Hen, and Tolkien's real verdict on the Fellowship's most misunderstood man. We walk the evidence book-by-book: the dream that came to Faramir first and the four-month journey Boromir took in his brother's place. His argument at the Council — the soldier's plan the Wise refused. Caradhras, where the book quietly makes him the most competent man on the mountain. Lothlórien's test. Amon Hen. The instant repentance. The horn of Gondor cloven in two. And Aragorn's verdict spoken over his body: "Few have gained such a victory." Plus his own brother Faramir's damning counter-witness, and what Peter Jackson's films front-loaded, invented, and left on the cutting-room floor. Sources: The Fellowship of the Ring ("The Council of Elrond," "The Ring Goes South," "The Breaking of the Fellowship"), The Two Towers ("The Departure of Boromir," "The Window on the West"), and Appendix A. Was Boromir right? Let me know in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe for more Tolkien lore, Middle-earth lore, and the differences between the books and Peter Jackson's films. 📜 Watch next: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ffig0ZKeGBUOVhaav45Yq9j3pOII9aa ───────────────────────────── FAIR USE All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and "transformative" purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. ARTWORK & ARTIST CREDITS This channel is built on the work of incredibly talented Middle-earth artists, and I want every one of them credited. Tracking down the original creator of a piece is often genuinely hard — art gets reposted, renamed, and separated from its source all across the internet. If your work appears in this video and you'd like a credit added, corrected, or your piece removed, just email me and I'll take care of it right away. Your wishes always come first. 📧 Contact / credit & removal requests: [email protected] Art credits (in order of appearance): Contact for credits here! #LordOfTheRings #Tolkien #Boromir #Gondor #Fellowship