One of my favourite details in The Lord of the Rings is hidden in Boromir’s death scene.
As he dies, the choir sings Elvish words adapted from one of the book’s most beautiful passages in The Two Towers, where Faramir says: “I do not love the sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”
These are Faramir’s words, but they fit Boromir perfectly. For all his flaws, he never fought for fame or the thrill of battle, but because he loved Gondor, his people, and all he believed worth protecting.