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Summary

Book Three

Chapter 1: The Departure of Boromir

  • Short chapter
  • ARagorn on his own, caught between Amon Hen or back
  • Depiction of what Aragorn sees from the summit (nothing), contrasts with what Frodo saw
  • Aragorn hears fighting
  • Boromir's fight offscene
  • Brought low by Orcs but also by behavior toward Frodo
  • Aragorn traces Orcs to Saruman, emergence of conflict with Saruman
  • He keeps Boromir's final confession to himself
  • Makes the decision to follow Merry and Pippin rather than abandon them to help Frodo and Sam
  • Funeral songs for Boromir (Legolas and Gimli)

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