Editing Boromir (section)

== Names and titles ==

Boromir is the son and heir apparent of [[Denethor]], the ruling Steward of Gondor. Appendix A calls him "Captain of the White Tower",<ref group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1955}}, Appendix A: part I, iv. "Gondor and the Heirs of Anarion"</ref> while Faramir called him "High Warden of the White Tower" and "our Captain-General".<ref group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1954}}, book 4, ch. 4 "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit".</ref>

''Boromir'' was described by Tolkien as a name "of mixed form";<ref name="AppF" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1955}}, Appendix F: part I, "Of Men" note 1</ref> it combines [[Sindarin]] ''bor(on)-'' 'steadfast' and [[Quenya]] ''míre'' 'jewel'.<ref group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1987}}, "[[The Etymologies (Tolkien)|The Etymologies]]", entries BOR- and MIR-.</ref> But the Stewards of Gondor also often bore names "remembered in the songs and histories of the [[First Age]]",<ref name="AppF" group=T/> regardless of meaning, and the name ''Boromir'' did appear during the First Age in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.<ref group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1977}}, ch. 17 "Of the Coming of Men into the West"</ref> The eleventh steward of Gondor, Denethor I, had as well a son called Boromir who was described as a great warrior. This might have been an inspiration for Denethor II to name his first son.<ref>{{cite book |title=Elbisch |trans-title=Elvish |first=Helmut W. |last=Pesch |author-link=Helmut W. Pesch |language=de |publisher=Bastei Lübbe |year=2003 |isbn=3-404-20476-X |page=25}}</ref>