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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. 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.
As the female character most present in J.R.R. Tolkien's stories, Éowyn (along with Lúthien) is most central to scholarly assessment made of Tolkien's portrayal of women. Among many examples is a section of Lisa Coutras' Tolkien's Theology of Beauty (2016), arguing that Éowyn displays the Marian "glory" of self-sacrifice and is dignified by ...
R. Tolkien spent much of his life in an all-male environment, and had conservative views about women, prompting discussion of possible sexism. Much of the action in The Lord of the Rings is by male characters, and the nine-person Fellowship of the Ring is entirely male.
6 lip 2024 · Éowyn and the Witch-king, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields". Éowyn was a member of the House of Eorl and the niece of King Théoden of Rohan. She was renowned for slaying the Witch-king of Angmar. She was the daughter of Théodwyn, Théoden's sister, and Éomund of Eastfold; her brother was Éomer.
On 15 June 2022, Otto was announced to be reprising her role as Éowyn from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film series in the anime fantasy film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), a prequel directed by Kenji Kamiyama, to which she would serve as the narrator.
Growing up as a girl in a strong patriarchal household, I tend to gravitate toward female characters who make more out of the life they're given. Female characters with ambitions and desires beyond what is expected or allowed. Ones who fight forward even in the dark. I've always been drawn to Eowyn.
Lady Éowyn, also known as White Lady of Rohan and Shieldmaiden of Rohan, is a character in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. She is portrayed by Miranda Otto and débuts in the second film of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
