Aug 10, 2024
THE LORD OF THE RINGS set design appreciation: ― Amon Hen
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS set design appreciation: ― Amon Hen
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Boromir’s Last Journey par Anastasia Soloveva
I've been rotating the confrontation between Frodo and Boromir in The Breaking of the Fellowship chapter, specifically the place where it happens. They're on the slope of Amon Hen, the hill of Seeing. And to reach this place, Frodo, and following him Boromir, had to climb stairs surrounded by rowans. Now, in Celtic mythology, rowans have a ton of different meanings. BUT, mountaintops were sacred places in Celtic mythology, and rowans on or around a mountaintop are a sign that the veil between the mortal world and the unseen world is thin and the place was especially magic.
As I said, Amon Hen is the hill of seeing, and at the top of it is a magic seat of stone that allows to see far away. Now, the confrontation for the Ring happens like this: Boromir catches up with Frodo after the stairs but before the stone platform with the seat. He starts asking if he can borrow the Ring (an interesting choice of word, since he's the only character to ever want to borrow the Ring and then promise to give it back to its previous bearer. But that's another discussion). The situation escalates quickly and Boromir begs then threatens Frodo. As they move around the hillside, Frodo keeps a large stone between them as a protection but Boromir still tries to physically attack him. Frodo slips the Ring on and runs for his life toward the hilltop, and sits in the seat of Seeing, where he has a whole lot of visions and he can feel the gaze of Sauron sweeping the land, looking for him. He takes the Ring off and throws himself behind a statue just in time to escape the gaze of Sauron. He then hears the rest of the fellowship call his name, puts the Ring back on and decides to leave alone. In the meantime, Boromir is back to his senses and went after Merry and Pippin and we know how that goes.
Now, this series of events between Frodo and Boromir takes place away from the rest of the Fellowship, on a remote hilltop surrounded by rowan trees. And there, Boromir finally snaps out of his mind from the Ring's temptation. There, Frodo sees things that, by all means, he shouldn't be able to see because of the distance. And most importantly, Frodo feels the Eye of Sauron almost upon him for the first time while wearing the ring while sitting on top of Amon Hen. The hilltop surrounded by trees that mean "this place is magic and also the veil between the worlds is super thin here". And while it could simply be a coincidence bc rowans naturally grow at higher altitudes than other trees, knowing how much attention to detail Tolkien put to other plant symbolism in his works, I do think this was intentional from him to set this confrontation for the Ring in a space where the Ring would have more influence because the world of the living and the unseen world are so close, and Sauron has always operated in the mind of the people he wanted to lure under his control.
“Amon Hen”
The fourth of eleven new watercolours depicting places in Middle-earth (and Númenor) for an upcoming book.
Upon their shields they bore a strange device: a small white hand in the centre of a black field; on the front of their iron helms was set an S-rune, wrought of some white metal.
‘I have not seen these tokens before,’ said Aragorn. ‘What do they mean?’ ‘S is for Sauron,’ said Gimli. ‘That is easy to read.’ ‘Nay!’ said Legolas. ‘Sauron does not use the elf-runes.’ ‘Neither does he use his right name, nor permit it to be spelt or spoken,’ said Aragorn. ‘And he does not use white. The Orcs in the service of Barad-dûr use the sign of the Red Eye.’ He stood for a moment in thought. ‘S is for Saruman, I guess,’ he said at length. ‘There is evil afoot in Isengard, and the West is no longer safe. It is as Gandalf feared: by some means the traitor Saruman has had news of our journey. It is likely too that he knows of Gandalf’s fall. Pursuers from Moria may have escaped the vigilance of Lórien, or they may have avoided that land and come to Isengard by other paths. Orcs travel fast. But Saruman has many ways of learning news. Do you remember the birds?’
‘Well, we have no time to ponder riddles,’ said Gimli. ‘Let us bear Boromir away!’
‘But after that we must guess the riddles, if we are to choose our course rightly,’ answered Aragorn.
‘Maybe there is no right choice,’ said Gimli.
The Three Hunters contemplating the allegiance of the orcs they fought at Amon Hen. Two Towers, The Departure of Boromir.
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Tol Brandir by Alan Lee
In a little glade not far from the lake he found Boromir ...
He was sitting with his back to a great tree, as if he was resting. But Aragorn saw that he was pierced with many black-feathered arrows; his sword was still in his hand, but it was broken near the hilt; his horn cloven in two was at his side. Many Orcs lay slain, piled all about him and at his feet.
Aragorn knelt beside him. Boromir opened his eyes and strove to speak. At last slow words came. 'I tried to take the Ring from Frodo ' he said. 'I am sorry. I have paid.' His glance strayed to his fallen enemies; twenty at least lay there. 'They have gone: the Halflings: the Orcs have taken them. I think they are not dead. Orcs bound them.' He paused and his eyes closed wearily. After a moment he spoke again.
'Farewell, Aragorn! Go to Minas Tirith and save my people! I have failed.'
'No!' said Aragorn, taking his hand and kissing his brow. 'You have conquered. Few have gained such a victory. Be at peace! Minas Tirith shall not fall!'
Boromir smiled.
'Which way did they go? Was Frodo there?' said Aragorn.
But Boromir did not speak again.
'Alas!' said Aragorn. 'Thus passes the heir of Denethor, Lord of the Tower of Guard! This is a bitter end. Now the Company is all in ruin. It is I that have failed. Vain was Gandalf's trust in me. What shall I do now? Boromir has laid it on me to go to Minas Tirith, and my heart desires it; but where are the Ring and the Bearer? How shall I find them and save the Quest from disaster?'
He knelt for a while, bent with weeping, still clasping Boromir's hand. So it was that Legolas and Gimli found him. They came from the western slopes of the hill, silently, creeping through the trees as if they were hunting. Gimli had his axe in hand, and Legolas his long knife: all his arrows were spent. When they came into the glade they halted in amazement; and then they stood a moment with heads bowed in grief, for it seemed to them plain what had happened.
JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, The Departure of Boromir
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Extended Edition
The departure of Boromir, but instead Aragorn and Legolas sing this:
Boromir! Fabulous he
Captain of Gondor
Strong as ten regular men, definitely!
He faced the galloping hordes
A hundred uruk-hai with swords
Who sent those goons to their lords?
Why, Boromir!