Denethor
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Denethor II, son of Ecthelion II, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings. He was the 26th ruling Steward of Gondor, dying by suicide in the besieged city of Minas T
John Noble as Denethor in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Boromir
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Boromir is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in the first two volumes of The Lord of the Rings, and is mentioned in the last volume, The Return of the King. He was th
Denethor
…son and third child of Ecthelion II, a Steward of Gondor. He marries Finduilas, daughter of Prince Adrahil of Dol Amroth. She gives birth to two sons, Boromir and Faramir, but dies when they are ten and five years old, respectively. Denethor never remarries, and becomes grimmer and more silent than before…
Boromir's life and death have been compared to the legendary medieval hero Roland. 15th century painting showing eight stages of Roland's life