Faramir is presented within Tolkien's internal history as the younger son of Denethor II, Steward of Gondor, and brother of Boromir. He is raised in Gondor, serves as a military leader defending Osgiliath and Ithilien during the War of the Ring, and after being gravely wounded and recovered, succeeds his father in the Stewardship under King Aragorn, later marrying Éowyn.
Sources describe Faramir as resembling his brother Boromir: a tall man with a fair and noble face, dark-haired and grey-eyed, bearing the visible signs of Númenórean ancestry noted as 'the blood of Westernesse [runs] nearly true.' Film and radio adaptations have cast actors to portray his appearance, but textual summaries emphasize his noble, stern countenance.
Faramir's notable abilities are human: military leadership and command in Gondor's forces, knowledge and curiosity about Gondor's history, moral fortitude exemplified by his refusal to seize the One Ring, endurance through grave wounding, and capacity for measured judgement and mercy. He is not described as possessing supernatural powers; his recovery from mortal wounds is effected by Aragorn using athelas.
Weaknesses
- conditiongravely wounded
- conditionvulnerable to familial despair and political manipulation (Denethor's favouritism and despair)
Wards
None recorded.
Boromir
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Denethor II
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Fand
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Faramarz
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Farangis
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Farbod
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Farfarello
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- [2]Faramir - Wikidata. Wikidata entry for Faramir.other
- [3]Faramir Colles - Wikipedia. Toponymic reference derived from the character's name (Faramir Colles).wiki
- [4]Faramir II (ValarGuild encyclopedia entry). Encyclopedic treatment noting titles such as 'Prince of Ithilien' and 'Steward of Gondor'.literary
- [5]How did Faramir know that Aragorn was the King in the Houses of Healing? (Sci-Fi StackExchange). Discussion and citation of Aragorn's healing of Faramir with athelas in the Houses of Healing.other
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