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How did Boromir get to Rivendell?

How did Boromir get to Rivendell?

He had a younger brother Faramir. In response to prophetic dreams that came to Faramir and later to himself, Boromir claimed the quest of riding to Rivendell. His journey lasted a hundred and eleven days, and he travelled through “roads forgotten” to reach Rivendell, though, as he said, “few knew where it lay”.

Why did Boromir travel to Rivendell?

Boromir is there because of a dream he had telling him to seek “the Sword the was Broken”, and “Isildur’s Bane” and “halflings” and other cryptic things.

Why did gloin come to Rivendell?

Gloin and Gimli came to Rivendell to inform Elrond of Sauron’s offer of friendship and threat of destruction, and that the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain and the Men of Dale would resist Sauron.

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What happened to Boromir in the books?

Boromir’s death During the search, Merry and Pippin ran into a group of Uruk-hai, who tried to capture them. Boromir came to their aid and drove the Orcs off, but more Orcs came and Boromir was mortally wounded by many arrows. Aragorn found him dying under a tree, with Merry and Pippin gone.

Why did the fellowship go to Rivendell?

They linger in Rivendell because in the real world it takes time to hammer out agreements in what is effectively a multi-way treaty. They travel slowly because Hobbits can only walk so fast. Tolkien was almost literally fanatical about scale in his universe.

Why did Aragorn grow up in Rivendell?

When Aragorn was two years old, his father was slain when an Orc arrow pierced his eye. As was the tradition of his people, Aragorn was fostered in Rivendell by Elrond as if he was his own son. The Wise decided that his identity was to be kept secret, as he would be vulnerable to the Enemy.

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Did they go to Rivendell in The Hobbit book?

Rivendell (Sindarin: Imladris) is a valley in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional world of Middle-earth, representing both a homely place of sanctuary and a magical Elvish otherworld. It is an important location in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, being the place where the quest to destroy the One Ring began.

Where does Boromir die in The Lord of the Rings?

ANSWER: Boromir’s death in both the book and the movie takes place near Parth Galen, the grassy slope leading from the wooded hill of Amon Hen down to the Anduin, just north of the Falls of Rauros.

What does Boromir and Faramir know about Rivendell?

Both Boromir and Faramir could understand little of these words, therefore they spoke to their father who was wise in the lore of Gondor. But he could only say that Rivendell, which is also known as Imladris, was a dale in the far north where the Half-elven Lord Elrond lived.

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What gift did Boromir get in The Fellowship of the Ring?

In the extended movie, Fellowship of the Ring, we see all the other members receive gifts instead of Boromir, who is only shown with his Elven cloak (…which they all get anyway). In the novel, he gets a gold belt in the shape of leaves if I remember correctly. No gift for Boromir? (Sword Forum International)

How did Boromir become heir apparent to the Horn of Gondor?

A year after Faramir was born their father became the ruling Steward of Gondor, and Boromir became heir apparent, inheriting the Horn of Gondor. When Boromir’s mother Finduilas died, he was only 10. Denethor always favoured Boromir over Faramir; he loved Boromir “too much, perhaps; the more so because they were unlike”.