Why Galadriel's gift to Boromir - a belt?

Olmer · 05-10-2005, 08:01 AM

I was thinking about gifts which she doled out:some of them were plain stupid (like the hair) or comletely unpractical (like the box of earth, which Sam had to heave to Mt.Doom without a hope of coming back).
Seems only gifts which were suiting for the quest (meaning fighting with the Dark forces) had been given to Frodo, Aragorn and Legolas.

All right, Merry and Pippin was not expected to do a great deeds, so their silver adorements are quite understandable, but Boromir... He was the great warrier, matching in skill and knowledge to Aragorn, and he was engaged in much more open fights with their mutual Enemy than Aragorn. Couldn't she give him something more useful than puny golden belt, like they did not have gold in Gondor?! What was the meaning of such gift?

05-10-2005, 08:01 AM	#1
Olmer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: LI-woods, NY Posts: 653	Why Galadriel's gift to Boromir - a belt? I was thinking about gifts which she doled out:some of them were plain stupid (like the hair) or comletely unpractical (like the box of earth, which Sam had to heave to Mt.Doom without a hope of coming back). Seems only gifts which were suiting for the quest (meaning fighting with the Dark forces) had been given to Frodo, Aragorn and Legolas. All right, Merry and Pippin was not expected to do a great deeds, so their silver adorements are quite understandable, but Boromir... He was the great warrier, matching in skill and knowledge to Aragorn, and he was engaged in much more open fights with their mutual Enemy than Aragorn. Couldn't she give him something more useful than puny golden belt, like they did not have gold in Gondor?! What was the meaning of such gift? Last edited by Olmer : 05-10-2005 at 08:02 AM.

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