Dates
Born III 2995. The date of Éowyn's death is nowhere recorded.
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Culture
Pronunciation
Approximately 'earw'in'1
Meaning
Old English, probably from éo 'horse' and wyn 'joy'
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The granddaughter of King Thengel of Rohan, and sister to Éomer Éadig, who rode in disguise to the Battle of the Pelennor, and there had a part in the slaying of the Lord of the Nazgûl. She wedded Faramir, Prince of Ithilien.
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The diphthong éo is effectively extinct in English, and pronunciation is doubly difficult since Tolkien's example, the name Theobald, is also rare. The vowel-sound of the word 'ear' comes close to the correct pronunciation.
Theobald, incidentally, is a real Old English name, of the kind that might have been used by the Rohirrim, though they would likely have rendered it Théodbold. It combines the elements théod 'people' and bald 'bold'. |
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We know that Éowyn had a grandson, Barahir, so we can be certain that she had at least one child. In volume XII of The History of Middle-earth, that child is named in the drafts of the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings as Elboron, the second Prince of Ithilien. However, 'Elboron' (or any other name for Éowyn's child) is absent from the final text of The Lord of the Rings, so his status is rather uncertain. |
See also...
Barahir, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Black Rider, Captain of Sauron, Captain of the Dúnedain of Arnor, Chieftain of the Ringwraiths, Dernhelm, Dwimmerlaik, Éomund, Éomund of Eastfold, Healers, High Nazgûl, Horn of the Mark, Horses, King of the Nine Riders, [See the full list...]Kings Company, Lady of Rohan, Lady of the Shield-arm, Lilies, Lord of the Nazgûl, Master Bag, Meriadoc Merry Brandybuck, Mering Stream, Morgul-king, Morgul-lord, Morwen Steelsheen, Nazgûl Lord, Riders of the Kings House, Scatha, Shieldmaidens, Steelsheen, Stybba, Théodwyn, Underking, White Horse, White Lady, White Lady of Rohan, Windfola, Winged Creatures, Winged Terrors, Wraith-king, Wraith-lord
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