Éowyn and the Biblical Tradition of a Warrior Woman

The article discusses the portrayal of Éowyn in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings in the light of the biblical tradition of the warrior woman. The author focuses on the scene in which Éowyn slays the Nazgûl Lord in the battle of the Pelennor Fields with the help of Meriadoc. This event is juxtaposed a...

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Published in:	Text Matters
Main Author:	Dorota Filipczak
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lodz University Press 2017-10-01
Subjects:	tolkien éowyn bible jael judith
Online Access:	https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/textmatters/article/view/2251

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