Lord Of The Rings: Fun Facts About Boromir - Screen Rant In the course of the story Boromir joined the Fellowship of the Ring. How could Boromir be so arrogant as to think that Men were better than wizards or Elves? He was indeed very like his father Denethor (who similarly succumbed to Sauron's blandishments via the palantr), and (outside the main story; one of the appendixes to The Silmarillion, maybe?) A silver belt for Pippin. When he first meets Frodo and learns about the Ring, Boromir tries to take it from him, despite the fact that he doesnt fully understand its power. (How much of that plan was influenced by Sauron is not clear; there was IIRC some question left open as to when Denethor started to use the palantr, much less when Sauron caught him doing it and began subverting him with guile. Their grief is palpable, adding another layer of sadness to his untimely death. Boromir initially starts off as a respected member of the Fellowship, the group tasked with destroying the Ring. He was trained as a leader and used to exercising power on his father's behalf. The line of the Stewards of Gondor is described as being "pure" Nmenrean, second only to the Kings. How I would drive the hosts of Mordor, and all men would flock to my banner! A golden belt for Boromir. I would think that Frodo would want them to know this so that they could keep a constant watch over him while the group traveled on to Mordor. Boromir's temperament was similar to King Ernur of old; he took no wife and was more interested in arms and warfare. The One Ring seems to manipulate people through the basest emotions - pride, lust, greed - so if someone can resist those emotions normally they can resist the ring's influence. Both blow a horn in the distress of battle and both are eventually killed in the wilderness while defending their companions, although Roland is portrayed as blameless and heroic throughout. Frodo vanished by putting on the Ring and fled, intending to continue the quest alone. From birth, Boromir had believed he would one day rule the men of Gondor. [T 8] Once in Lrien, Boromir was greatly disturbed by Galadriel's testing of his mind, telling Aragorn "not to be too sure of this lady and her purposes". As one of the oldest and wisest beings alive, she knew that the Ring could awaken her own desire for power and immortality, just as it had done to many before her.