I could write an essay about Tolkien if possible but I will try to be as brief as possible.
Boromir, son of Denethor, Captain of the White Tower
During his time in the Third Age Boromir was one of the greatest warriors and leaders in Gondor. He was valiant, disruptive, proud, loyal, courageous and skilled. He was very dissimilar to his father and brother, Faramir, but he was fond of both of them. Boromir was very proud of being a son of Gondor, he loved Minas Tirith so much that he was always on the front lines fighting for his city and his people. If not for Boromir, Osghiliath would have fallen to the hands of the Enemy way before the summoning of the Council of Elrond. However, he was never interested in the lore of Middle Earth unlike his father, he was more of a man of arms.
Boromir was skilled with sword and shield, with that combination of weapons, he would defenitely slay dozen of Orcs. On the battlefield of Osgiliath, Boromir knew how to move around, since it was his territory in forest plains Boromir would certainly still show off his skill as soldier but would be less advantaged compared to Aragorn.
Boromir's sword was like its owner: big, broad, and powerful. To use it single-handed required someone with great strength in the arm and wrist, both of which this skilled warrior had in abundance. It is a hand and a half sword meaning Boromir could wield it with one hand allowing him to use his shield and as a two handed sword. Boromir is also a fit man, meaning that his physique was molded to be used to wars, fights or any sort of task that included a battle.
A tool which truly defined his spirit as a warrior was his horn. The Horn of Gondor had a great value for Boromir as he would sound it before the beginning of a quest or to frighten his foes, infact in Moria, after leaving the chamber of Mazarbul where Balin was buried, he sounded his horn that caused the Moria Orcs and the Balrog himself to pause for some time. Boromir could scare armies and even a demon of the ancient world, a demon of Angband......impressive right?
Aragorn, Isildur's bane, Elessar and King of Gondor
when his father Arathorn died, at the age of 2 years old, Aragorn moved to Imladris with his mother to seek refuge. There his name was changed to Estel, and lived with the Elves for many years. He was trained by the Elves to be a skilled archer and fighter, there with Elrond's help he also studied much of Arda's lore. Once discovering his true nature, Aragorn frequented the rangers of the North becoming even a greater fighter and archer. He mastered his skills as explorer and ranger and henceforth became known in the wilds as Strider and in Rohan as Wingfoot. As a ranger Aragorn was trained to develop his stamina, hence he could go on without resting, eating or drinking for many days.
Once a young man, Aragorn became close to Mithrandir, Thengel father of Theoden, Legolas and to other Elven Lords. Though visiting his homeland very rarely, he did not have many friends in Gondor as he feared that his existance would lure spies of the Enemy or unsavoury people, even if in disguise. Aragorn knew how to fight properly with 1 handed and 2 handed swords, with bows and daggers and spears. Aragorn single handedly defeated 5 Nazguls, hunted Gollum from the plains of Ithilien til the boarders of the Shire.
As we all know, Aragorn faught in many important battles, from Amon Hen til the Gates of Mordor.
If not for Aragorn's strength if arms and will, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields would have been won by Sauron. Aragorn's mightiest weapon would obviously be Anduril, forged from the shards of Narsil. A weapon which scared both orcs and Sauron. Aragorn is truly powerful in spirit, he was tempted by Sauron and the Ring a couple of times and resisted all the times. Unlike Boromir who had been successfully tempted twice, though he did redeem himself.
Clash of the Herores
Certainly the Battle would last long. Boromir would rapidly give blows with his sword and bash Aragorn with his shield. He'd certainly always stay on foot, upright and strong, as told to do so since a boy. Aragorn with Anduril would give powerful strikes and lounges to his opponent, giving him some hard time to counter attack. Aragorn when open to a possible strike, would dodge the attacks, making Boromir lose some stamina. In Boromir's case if he was open to a possible strike, what he could do to prevent his death would be to use his shield or to sound his horn to scare the shit out of Aragorn, long enough to give him time to recover. Since they are fighting in Amon Hen, then Aragorn is advantaged as an earthy, wild like terrain is a territory he has been fighting and living in since a young age.
The battle would end with Aragorn as victorious but with these conditions:
- Aragorn will probably have a broken nose or some major injuries on his skull due to Boromir smashing his shield on his face
- Aragorn smashed Boromir's shield with Anduril
- both sustain injuries due to the slashing and clashing of swords
- Boromir loses much stamina because of Aragorn's agility on a terraneous battlefield
- Aragorn most likely has a broken rib or two due to his opponent
- Once fallen, Boromir would be given a quick but noble burial by his brother and king, Elessar
The End
P.S. I am coming up with a couple of cool Middle Earth ''fights''. See ya.
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