Éowyn is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. She is a noblewoman of
Merry stabbed him in the knee with the dagger he found in the barrow and then Éowyn stabbed the Witch King in the face.
Peter Jackson's film adaptations depicted the Witch-king as a formidable foe. However, the director left out a key detail from his death at the hand of Éowyn. In J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, The Return of the King, the Shieldmaiden of Rohan was only able to kill the Witch-king because of a magic sword.
Rather than being able to defeat the Witch-king simply because she's a woman, anyone on the battlefield could have felled the enemy under the right circumstances, but it was Éowyn whose courage and strength held out, making her victory all the more glorious.
Her constitution already severely weakened by loneliness and despair, combined with physical injuries, Éowyn then succumbed to the Black Breath. Théoden, not knowing that she was nearby, told Merry with his dying words that she had been "dearer than daughter" to him.
Aragorn then tended to Éowyn and Merry, who both returned to consciousness when Aragorn touched and kissed them. All through the night, Aragorn healed the wounded of the city. Rumours flew throughout the city that the King of Gondor now walked again, bringing healing in his hands.
Aragorn was mainly concerned with leaving an heir from the line of Luthien, as a king to rule after him, being the only fitting ruler for Gondor to survive; and as a model for the rest of the world. Eowyn couldn't possibly give him that.
The Nazgûl Sisters, known as Riya and Yukka are the main antagonists in Middle-earth: Shadow of War story expansion, The Blade of Galadriel. They were once daughters to Emperor Sagong of the Kingdom of Shen in the farthest east of Middle-earth. These powerful warriors were sent to Mordor for conquest by their father.
Eowyn was left to lead the nation in his stead, as she was brave and beloved by the people. She led the people of Edoras to the White Mountains, where they took shelter. She stayed with them (albeit reluctantly) while the men fought in the Battle of Helms Deep.
When Théoden's horse panics and falls on his rider, only Dernhelm and Merry stay. The Witchking laughs, convinced that no man can kill him, but Dernhelm reveals himself as Éowyn, a woman. Merry strikes at the Wraith, and when it stumbles, Éowyn destroys him.
The Lord of the Rings calls them Sauron's "most terrible servants". Their leader, known as the Lord of the Nazgûl or the Witch-king of Angmar, had once been the King of Angmar in the north of Eriador.
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.
Dernhelm throws back his hood and reveals to the Nazgûl that he is in fact Éowyn, the Lady of Rohan, in disguise. The winged steed strikes at Éowyn, but she deals it a fatal wound. The Black Captain leaps off his dead mount and shatters Éowyn's shield with a blow from his club, breaking her arm.
Aragorn has rejected her, refusing to take her with him on the Paths of the Dead. If he had done otherwise then Théoden and Éomer would have been torn between mustering the Rohirrim to try to raise the siege of Minas Tirith and in following her upon the Paths of the Dead.
Arwen was a distant relative of her husband Aragorn. Aragorn's ancestor, Elros Tar-Minyatur, the first King of Númenor, was her father Elrond's brother, who chose to live as a Man rather than as one of the Eldar.
Elrond confronts Aragorn in The Return of the King and says that Arwen is dying, her fate tied to the Ring. Arwen isn't necessarily dying because of the Ring, but now that she is mortal, she is dying through the slow decaying of time.
The Nazgûl, as servants of Sauron, feared the power of Ulmo, and believed that some of his power might still flow through the waters of Middle-earth, hence why they avoided it as much as they could.
After he was attacked by the orcs, they transported his lifeless body to Mordor at Sauron's behest. Sauron revived Isildur with one of the nine rings, and then tortured him until his spirit was broken and he became a Nazgûl.
All the Nazgûl are named - The Witch-king of Angmar, The Dark Marshal, Khamûl The Easterling, The Betrayer, The Shadow Lord, The Undying, The Dwimmerlaik, The Tainted and The Knight of Umbar.
Éowyn falls in love with Aragorn, but though he respects her, he does not return her feelings, as he is betrothed to the elf Arwen. As Aragorn points out, her duty is with her people; she has to shoulder the responsibility of ruling Rohan in Théoden's stead when the war-host of Rohan go to war.
Eowyn is a shieldmaiden of Rohan, and Faramir is a royalty, too, and he is made Prince of Ithilien by Aragorn. Having Eowyn and Faramir be together makes sense given that Gondor and Rohan are allies, and so it's a smart marriage in this sense.
Aragorn and Legolas are long-time companions and best friends since Legolas' father Thranduil sent him to live among the Rangers of the North. Aragorn and Legolas grew close, up to the point where Aragorn revealed his true identity to Legolas. Throughout his journeys, Aragorn and Legolas are as close as brothers.
However, he does not possess the ability to live forever, and he cannot choose to be mortal or immortal like Arwen, the half-Elf he loves and eventually claims as his wife. Because Aragorn is mortal and Arwen chose to remain in Gondor and become mortal, their son, Eldarion, is mortal as well, despite his Elven lineage.
Does Eowyn become queen of Rohan? Or does Eomer become the new King of Rohan? Eomer becomes king, Eowyn marries Faramir becomes a princess of Ithilien. Eomer becomes king and marries Lothiriel the daughter if Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth.
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