"They had both wounded him in their different ways" - such a wonderful picture of Denethor's rage and concern and Faramir's hurt. I loved his reasons for choosing to take this journey... much more noble than the "jackass" in the book! :)

This is so nicely written! And I cried at that scene in the movie, too. Congrats!

A truly touching portrait of Boromir.

All those things that you can see in Boromir's face in the movie were perfectly put into words here. AWESOME job!!

Aww, the last lines of this chapter were so sweet and sad! Great job describing the battle also. It was just like watching the movie.

Hey, great fic you have here. The interplay between Boromir and Aragorn was truly incredible -it was as if Tolkien himself had been writing. You really got their character's down perfectly. Also, this would explain how Bo knew that Aragorn was only a "mere ranger" at the Council.

I had to wipe away the tears also. It fit so well after Aragorn stated in the previous chapter that he would claim the throne only after he had earned it in Boromir’s eyes. Great choice of an epilogue!

Your attention to detail is phenomenal. You write so wonderfully well. The story pretty much runs the gamut of emotions. I would love to know what you could do with the extended version. Thank you so much for writing and posting this. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit. BTW, what happened to the appendix?

While you are retelling the movie’s storyline, you are adding so much more depth to it. Good job! Oh, so that’s why the wraith just left him there. I just assumed that they destroyed whatever was in their path. Now, would Boromir have been so tempted by the ring had he not been touched with the black breath? It’s an interesting thought. “Then Gondor will see it done”—I know this is the line from the movie but I just realized how prophetic it is. While Boromir was not the one who personally saw it done, Faramir’s choices facilitate Frodo and Sam’s journey and the actions of the army of Gondor turn Sauron’s eye from Frodo and Sam when they are in Mordor. Sorry about that tangent but I just had to tell someone. Imps? Yet another great way to characterize Merry and Pippin. Ah, the beginning of Boromir’s relationship with Merry and Pippin. Great interaction between the three. Another wonderful chapter!

“I see that I will not have to bear the tale of your death back to your father”—this line is interesting since, in a roundabout way, it is Gandalf’s coming to Minas Tirith (along with Pippin) that confirms Boromir’s death. “Where the words pierced him, he bled, pain and corruption and lurking shadows flowing darkly from the wounds”—great imagery! Overlaying Boromir’s vision on Aragorn—how awesome, although it’s not what Boromir wanted it to be! "There is no evil here, lest you bring it with you"—great cut even though it’s against Boromir. Great, great chapter!

You have great imagery in all chapters but it really stood out in Boromir’s “reflection” on the stars. What a description of the stranger in his vision! That was masterful. He found the road through the apparition! Awesome! Boromir always seems to be strong, willful, and in control of the situation with the apparent ability to possibly overcome the ring, but your writing has shown a different side to Boromir. I have never imagined him as one too weak to try with no hope at all. While it hurts to see his character this way, I appreciate the other side you’ve given readers. Nice detail in the elves helping Boromir. That’s how he got another horse! Is Faranthil your creation. If so, good job! “You are late.” That’s an elf for you, especially since Legolas likes that too. AND you wrote this before T. Maybe he stole that line from you. : )

Oh, it’s Goldberry! AND Fatty Lumpkin! Nice way of connecting people and places that are normally associated with the hobbits beginning journey to Boromir’s quest. I’m not well read in LOTR fic, but yours is the first I’ve read that’s make that connection. Nice work! It’s terrible that Boromir is continually plagued with troubles but it makes his journey very realistic and takes off some of the fantastical edge that has been placed on it of exciting, daring adventure with love conquests along the way (not that I’m complaining about either approach).

I had this feeling that those guys from the inn might show up again. And they did! Nice way of introducing his attackers a chapter earlier and having them set their eyes on him then. O, a ring wraith! But why did the wraith just leave him? It could smell him, obviously, but why just ride off? Frodo, Aragorn, and Eowyn can stand up to a wraith/s and not be so burdened by its presence that they cannot move. I assume Boromir couldn’t face it because he was so injured from the attack. Anyhow, another great chapter!

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That is a wonderful connection that you have given Boromir and his horse. That was great how the barmaid was hoping for another kind of “persuasion.” Love the humor in that. I would swear the ranger is Aragorn but then he says his captain is Strider. Or did Aragorn just say that to keep Boromir from knowing him or something along those lines? Hm... Great chapter!

~*Daughter of Olorin*~

I’m not sure how I ran across this but I’m glad I found it I since I missed it when you posted it.

Wow! This is awesome! Nice work! I love your attention to detail and your writing style is great. I like how you waited until the end to name Boromir, even though we have a sneaking suspicion who it is. This chapter is a very nice introduction.

Wow, your story was so wonderful. I was crying at the end. It was so sweet how you said "he was no longer one man alone. You should definately write more fics.