Eowyn is the sister of Eomer, and King Theoden's niece. She lived to serve her King and uncle, whom she loved dearly. And her eyes were full of pity for her enslaved King. But after Gandalf freed the mind of Theoden, she became a happier and fairer lady. She fell in love with Aragorn, but Aragorn, did not return her love, for he was tied to Arwen.
Before the battle of Helms Deep,Theoden chooses Eomer as his heir and charges Eowyn to take up his seat in the Golden Hall if he and Eomer were killed. Eowyn is ordered to keep charge of the women and children in Dunharrow, a shelter in the mountains beyond Edoras (not in the caves beneath Helm's Deep as in the movie). After the battle of Helms Deep and the meeting with Saruman, first Aragorn and then Theoden and his men return to Dunharrow. When King Theoden decided to ride to the aid of Gondor, he orders Eowyn to take up his seat in the Golden Hall. Yet this order she did not obey.
Instead of riding straight home to Edoras, she disguised herself as a man named Dernhelm, and rode to war with the Rohirrim. For she longed to have a chance of completing great deeds, for she fears neither death nor pain, but she fears never having a chance to act in valor and renown. So she went to battle, with Merry as a stowaway, for he too was unwanted in the war.
In this battlefield she got more renown than any man. For she killed the king of the Nazgul, with Merry's help. This cannot be done by a man, because the Nazgul are unable to be killed by any man, but he was killed by a woman and a hobbit. After this she fell deathly sick with the black breath and was put into the houses of healing, where Aragorn came to her, and healed her.
After this Eowyn met Faramir. Faramir fell in love with her, and it took her a while to return his love, but she did. And they married, and Eowyn became the white lady of Ithilien.
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