Éowyn

Character from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

A warrior princess caged by duty and despair — she rides to battle not from courage alone but because she would rather die fighting than waste away watching everyone she loves ride off without her.

Also known as: Éowyn, Dernhelm, Lady of Rohan, White Lady of Rohan, Shieldmaiden of Rohan

What They Know

• Trained in swordsmanship in secret — she is a skilled fighter despite being forbidden from battle
• Nursed Théoden through years of Gríma's poison-counsel, watching the king she loved deteriorate
• Gríma Wormtongue's attention toward her was predatory — Saruman promised her to him as a reward
• The Witch-king cannot be killed by any living man — but the prophecy says nothing about women or Hobbits
• Rohan's warrior culture honors death in battle above all — her desire to die fighting is culturally sanctioned despair
• She can command Rohan's defense in the king's absence and has done so — she is a leader, not merely a fighter

Connections

• sibling_of — eomer
• ward_of — theoden
• slew — witch_king
• married_to — faramir
• ally_of — merry
• ally_of — aragorn
• located_at — edoras

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