I actually really like the theory from The Last Ringbearer (the Russian revisionist novel that re-tells LOTR from Mordor’s perspective, taking the main trilogy as ‘history written by the victors’) that Aragorn murdered Boromir.
Aragorn stands to gain everything from Boromir’s death. He was also the only witness; sure is convenient he showed up just in time to see Boromir die heroically! He’s the heir of Isildur, and Boromir is the popular, noble son of the Steward who stands directly in his path to the throne of Gondor (Like Boromir said at the council of Elrond: “Gondor has no King. Gondor NEEDS no King.”). So once Boromir is conveniently out of the way, Aragorn plays up what a hero Boromir was and how absolutely devastated he is.
I actually really like the theory from The Last Ringbearer (the Russian revisionist novel that re-tells LOTR from Mordor’s perspective, taking the main trilogy as ‘history written by the victors’) that Aragorn murdered Boromir.
Aragorn stands to gain everything from Boromir’s death. He was also the only witness; sure is convenient he showed up just in time to see Boromir die heroically! He’s the heir of Isildur, and Boromir is the popular, noble son of the Steward who stands directly in his path to the throne of Gondor (Like Boromir said at the council of Elrond: “Gondor has no King. Gondor NEEDS no King.”). So once Boromir is conveniently out of the way, Aragorn plays up what a hero Boromir was and how absolutely devastated he is.