Éowyn
Fictional noblewoman in The Lord of the Rings / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Éowyn is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. She is a noblewoman of Rohan who describes herself as a shieldmaiden.
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Aliases | Dernhelm |
Race | Rohirrim |
Spouse | Faramir |
Book(s) | The Two Towers (1954) The Return of the King (1955) |
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With the hobbit Merry Brandybuck, she rides into battle and kills the Witch-King of Angmar, Lord of the Nazgûl, in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. This fulfils the Macbeth-like prophecy that he would not be killed by a man.[1]
Éowyn's brief courtship by Faramir has been seen by scholars as influenced by Tolkien's experience of war brides from the First World War. She has been seen, too, as one of the few strong female characters in the story, especially as interpreted in Peter Jackson's film trilogy, where her role is far more romantic than Tolkien made her.[2]