# LOTR what-if: Swap out Aragorn for Boromir in the Three Hunters. What happens? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-what-if-swap-out-aragorn-for-boromir-in-the-three-hunters-what-happens/682163 "2014-02-24T22:05:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-what-if-swap-out-aragorn-for-boromir-in-the-three-hunters-what-happens/682163/61 "2014-02-27T17:01:51Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > What if…Tom Bombadil joins the Fellowship? How does that change things? Or does he just get drunk and wander off somewhere singing a jolly tune? Yeah, I really doubt Tom’s ability to be task-oriented for as long as it would take. His powers might also wane when he’s away from his usual haunts, and he would probably be magically noticeable to Sauron and his mooks in the same way that Glorfindel would’ve been, had he accompanied the Fellowship. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-what-if-swap-out-aragorn-for-boromir-in-the-three-hunters-what-happens/682163/62 "2014-02-27T21:35:00Z")
The destruction of the Ring might have been possible without Gollum, but it would have been considerably more tragic. Any way things worked out, _someone_ was going to escort it in to the lava, which means at least either Frodo or Sam. Or, more likely, both. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-what-if-swap-out-aragorn-for-boromir-in-the-three-hunters-what-happens/682163.md?page=3)