Faramir and Eowyn
And Éowyn looked at Faramir long and steadily; and Faramir said: ‘Do not scorn pity that is the gift of a gentle heart, Éowyn! But I do not offer you my pity. For you are a lady high and valiant and have yourself won renown that shall not be forgotten; and you are a lady beautiful, I deem, beyond even the words of the Elven-tongue to tell. And I love you. Once I pitied your sorrow. But now, were you sorrowless, without fear or any lack, were you the blissful Queen of Gondor, still I would love you. Éowyn, do you not love me?’
Then the heart of Éowyn changed, or else at last she understood it. And suddenly her winter passed, and the sun shone on her.
‘I stand in Minas Anor, the Tower of the Sun, she said; and behold the Shadow has departed! I will be a shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, nor take joy only in the songs of slaying. I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.’ And again she looked at Faramir. ‘No longer do I desire to be a queen,’ she said.
-Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King (book)
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February 26, T.A 3019
From the Gate of Kings the North Wind rides, and past the roaring falls;
And clear and cold about the tower its loud horn calls.
‘What news from the North, O mighty wind, do you bring to me today?
What news of Boromir the Bold? For he is long away.’
‘Beneath Amon Hen I heard his cry. There many foes he fought.
His cloven shield, his broken sword, they do the water brought.
His head so proud, his face so fair, his limbs they laid to rest;
And Rauros, golden Rauros-falls, bore him upon its breast.’
‘O Boromir! The Tower of Guard shall ever northward gaze
To Rauros, golden Rauros-falls, until the end of days.’
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Boromir:
They took the little ones! Frodo. Where is Frodo?
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Aragorn:
I let Frodo go.
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Boromir:
Then you did what I did not. I tried to take the Ring from him.
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Aragorn:
The Ring is beyond our reach now.
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Boromir:
Forgive me. I did not see. I have failed you all.
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Aragorn:
No, Boromir. You fought bravely. You have kept your honor.
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Boromir:
Leave it! It is over. The world of Men will fall. And all will come to darkness. And my city to ruin.
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Aragorn:
I do not know what strength is in my blood, but I swear to you, I will not let the white city fall. Nor our people fail.
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Boromir:
Our people. Our people. I would have followed you, my brother. My captain. My King.
Watched the Lord of the Rings bloopers on Youtube, this made me smile so I gif’d it.
