NancyL
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When Faramir started getting his prophetic dream, he and Boromir were in/near Ithilien fighting a losing battle which ended in the destruction of the bridge of Osgiliath. This means the two had ample opportunity to discuss what the dream was, what it meant, how much/whether they believed in its importance, and what they wanted to do about it before they got anywhere near their father. This tells me that the argument about who was going to go to Imladris was over before Dad weighed in. Clearly the two brothers would have, knowing their father, achieved a united front by then.
I can't help thinking that Boromir's argument would have gone along the lines of (1) the dream is a legit communication from some Power in the West, (2) we have zilch tools/weapons available to deal with the "maybe a dark rider that terrifies the strongest warrior", (3) if there IS something (counsel/token/sword/halfling) available that is "
stronger than Morgul spells" available (and if you believe (1) you have to believe (3)), we need it to combat The Enemy, and (4) as your 1st born it's my responsibility to find it and bring it to Gondor otherwise we (and all the folks hiding behind our valor) are toast.
Whether Denethor got his own version of the dream or not, he might not believe (1) and (3) despite both brother's belief, but he has to agree with (2). He may not like it, but he folded on (4) because if (1) & (3) are true, he'd be more confident of the token's eventual arrival in Gondor with Son #1 vs. Son #2. In the pretty unlikely event that (1) & (3) don't turn out to be true, Boromir gets a 6-month vacation from the war, a chance to see the world and maybe meet some hot (eligible/fertile) chick, while Faramir bumbles around the home front.
I can't help thinking that Boromir's argument would have gone along the lines of (1) the dream is a legit communication from some Power in the West, (2) we have zilch tools/weapons available to deal with the "maybe a dark rider that terrifies the strongest warrior", (3) if there IS something (counsel/token/sword/halfling) available that is "
stronger than Morgul spells" available (and if you believe (1) you have to believe (3)), we need it to combat The Enemy, and (4) as your 1st born it's my responsibility to find it and bring it to Gondor otherwise we (and all the folks hiding behind our valor) are toast.
Whether Denethor got his own version of the dream or not, he might not believe (1) and (3) despite both brother's belief, but he has to agree with (2). He may not like it, but he folded on (4) because if (1) & (3) are true, he'd be more confident of the token's eventual arrival in Gondor with Son #1 vs. Son #2. In the pretty unlikely event that (1) & (3) don't turn out to be true, Boromir gets a 6-month vacation from the war, a chance to see the world and maybe meet some hot (eligible/fertile) chick, while Faramir bumbles around the home front.
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