Boromir

Gondor's proud heir, who fell to the Ring's temptation and died defending the hobbits.

Boromir is the elder son of Denethor II, Steward of Gondor, in The Lord of the Rings, and the member of the Fellowship of the Ring whose desperation to save his country drives him to try to seize the One Ring.

Quick Facts

First: The Lord of the Rings (1954)
Series: Middle-earth
Race: Man
Family: Faramir (brother); Denethor II (father)
Affiliation: Fellowship of the Ring
Home: Gondor

Facts from the source article.

Background

Heir apparent from the year his father became Steward, he inherited the Horn of Gondor and was only 10 when his mother Finduilas died. Strong, tireless and commanding, he was admired in Gondor's army and was Denethor's favourite over his younger brother Faramir. After prophetic dreams came to Faramir and then to himself, he claimed the quest to Rivendell, a journey of a hundred and eleven days on which he lost his horse crossing the Greyflood.

He reaches Rivendell as the Council of Elrond begins and argues for using the Ring to defend Gondor, accepting for the moment that it would corrupt its user. He sounds the Horn before the Fellowship departs, saves the company from freezing on Caradhras by having firewood gathered first, and proves his strength in the retreat. His betrayal of his companions is redeemed by his repentance and a brave last stand.

Commentators have likened his pride to Fëanor and Túrin Turambar, his horn to Roland's, and his boat-funeral to Scyld Scefing's ship-burial in Beowulf. He appears in the animated and live-action films and in radio and television versions.