Boromir, BoC ringbearer...

[hrcho]

If Boromir, BoC is wearing the ring at the start of his skirmish, can the Free Peoples player choose to wound him twice?

I am confused by "...instead of..." part of the Ring's sentence. Is that like prevent or is it something altogether else?

Because if it is like prevent, then I know the FP must choose to add 3 burdens, but if it isn't, which is more likely, since a lot of people have been using it that way, can someone explain to me subtle differences?

I found an example in the rules: Isildur wearing the ring an FP attempting to prevent the wound during skirmish with The Sapling of the White Tree which he/she/it cannot do because the RB takes burdens instead of wounds.

Is something similar going on if Boromir, BoC is wearing the Ring? Can he choose to take 2 wounds and then take them as 2 burdens instead or must he choose to add 3 burdens because he no longer takes wounds, but burdens?

[Elgar]

The ring doesn't prevent the wounds, it replaces them with burdens.  This allows Boromir to wound twice and use the ring to convert them.  Let me look for the ruling about this, and I'll put that here in an edit.

Edit: From the August 13, 2007 CRD
instead
When a card uses the phrase "instead" or
"instead of", the stated effect is replaced with
a different effect. This does not mean that the
original effect is prevented. If the second effect
cannot happen for any reason, then the original
effect occurs.

[hrcho]

Aah... I've been looking for that... I knew I saw it once, but couldn't find it now. Thx Elgar