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Boromir discussed this riddle in the Council of Elrond. The riddle came to Faramir, the younger son of Denethor (and Boromir’s brother), in a dream many times. Boromir claimed to have received the message once, undertook the journey north when Faramir asked his father for permission to seek for Imladris.

The riddle is closely related to The Riddle of Strider.

Because Faramir, unlike his brother, had no difficulty overcoming the temptation of the Ring when he met Frodo and Sam in Ithilien in “The Window on the West,” Boromir most likely would have been spared his moral downfall and might not have died had he not insisted on taking Faramir’s rightful place on the journey to Rivendell.

Denethor later rejected his son because he did not steal the Ring.

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    Boromir’s Riddle
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July 29, 1954
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