Jedi Master Tessa
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So about how Boromir found his way to Rivendell: I have a hard time believing that dwarves told him the way. Their own society is so secretive that I can't imagine them willingly sharing something like that, if they even knew it in the first place. Rangers would be more likely, but how many Rangers even know where Rivendell is? I could see them pointing him in the right direction, but I don't know that all of them would have ever visited. Boromir would definitely have to have someone lead him up the path from the Ford: even Gandalf struggled with that in the Hobbit. Maybe he ran into a Ranger who did know and led him the whole way to Rivendell. I've been told (although I don't know the source for this) that the Dunedain have settlements in the Angle between the Hoarwell and Bruinen, and while it's supposed to be secret, it seems like it would be easier to find than Rivendell, and maybe someone there could have helped him.
The other thing I can think of is that there were Elrond's scouts out looking for Frodo, and it's not like they know that Glorfindel found him, so I imagine they would take a while to get back to Rivendell. One of them might have found Boromir by chance (if chance you call it). This would mean that he had to have left the road, because the road was Glorfindel's job, but it seems entirely possible to me that he was searching off the road or wandering along the bank of one of the rivers. If he ran into an elf and said "I need to see Elrond", would they bring him to Rivendell?
I feel like there has to be an answer to this that we can find.
The other thing I can think of is that there were Elrond's scouts out looking for Frodo, and it's not like they know that Glorfindel found him, so I imagine they would take a while to get back to Rivendell. One of them might have found Boromir by chance (if chance you call it). This would mean that he had to have left the road, because the road was Glorfindel's job, but it seems entirely possible to me that he was searching off the road or wandering along the bank of one of the rivers. If he ran into an elf and said "I need to see Elrond", would they bring him to Rivendell?
I feel like there has to be an answer to this that we can find.