Abstract
A reading of Éowyn as a war-bride, providing new insights into her relationships with both Aragorn and Faramir and into the challenges facing war-brides throughout history. Considers her as the left-behind war bride in her interactions with Aragorn, and as the war bride accompanying her husband to a new country with Faramir.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Melissa
(2007)
"At Home and Abroad: Éowyn's Two-fold Figuring as War Bride in The Lord of the Rings,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 26
:
No.
1
, Article 12.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol26/iss1/12
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