Eowyn – Benita J. Thompson

TWT: On Éowyn and accusations of sexism

I’ve been a member of TheOneRing.net’s forums for several years. We’ve had a lot of good discussions on anything from distaste for the Hobbit films to a chapter-by-chapter readthrough of The Lord of the Rings. In one of the recent threads on that topic – the one on “The Steward and the King”, to be exact -ContinueContinue reading “TWT: On Éowyn and accusations of sexism”

TWT: Faramir and Éowyn

As a couple, Éowyn and Faramir were banished to the background of The Return of the King. A shameful deed in my sight, since their romance is possibly the most beautiful one in fiction. Éowyn is the restless warrior princess who looks for glory in a heroic death rather than in doing her duty. Faramir isContinueContinue reading “TWT: Faramir and Éowyn”