#The Lord of The Rings The Two Towers

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) dir. Peter Jackson

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)

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a shieldmaiden of Rohan

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) dir. Peter Jackson

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The VHS release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003)

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My bestie and I have been on a The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit movie marathon this month. And we got to this scene in The Return of the King (Extended Edition).

I'm not sorry to say this, but I don't sympathize with Eowyn, neither here nor in the book.

In the films, Eowyn already knew that Aragorn was in love with another woman, when she asked him in The Two Towers "Who is she? The woman who gave you that jewel?" (This is when she sees Arwen's Evenstar pendant around Aragorn's neck.) Eowyn knew that Aragorn was already with another woman — and, per the film timeline, which was drastically condensed, he and Arwen have been betrothed for 5 months by the time Gandalf and the Three Hunters get to Edoras and meet Eowyn — and yet Eowyn continued to "love" a man she didn't know jack-squat about, and whom she found out was, in fact, way too old for her in the Extended Edition of the film (he's 87 compared to her 24).

In the book, Aragorn and Arwen have already been betrothed since Third Age 2980, a whole 15 years before Eowyn was even born (Third Age 2995). By the time Aragorn met Eowyn in Third Age 3019, he and Arwen have been bethrothed for 39 years.

And guess what. In the book, Aragorn and Arwen have known each other since Third Age 2951, a whole 44 years before Eowyn was even born. Hell, they've known each other for a whole 10 years before even Eowyn's father was born (Third Age 2961).

Take a good look at the book timeline (if you need to, look it up on The Lord of the Rings Wiki or Tolkien Gateway):

Aragorn was born in Third Age 2931.

Aragorn and Arwen meet for the first time in Third Age 2951.

Aragorn and Arwen become betrothed in Third Age 2980.

Eowyn was born in Third Age 2995.

Gandalf heals Theoden in Third Age 3019, March 2nd, and Aragorn meets Eowyn that same day.

They all depart to Helm's Deep, and then the Battle of Helm's Deep takes place, the next day, March 3rd. Both the departure and the battle take place in one day.

Aragorn reaches Dunharrow on March 7th, and then goes to the Paths of the Dead the next day, March 8th.

That same day, March 8th, before Aragorn departs, Eowyn confesses that she "loves" him, and he rejects her because she was Loving a Shadow.

That's right. In the book, Eowyn knew Aragorn for literally only 6 days at best before declaring that she "loves" him.

In the book, in Third Age 3019, when a large portion of the main narrative of The Lord of the Rings takes place, Aragorn and Arwen have known each other for 68 years, since Third Age 2951, and have been betrothed for 39 of those years, since Third Age 2980.

In the book, in Third Age 3019, when a large portion of the main narrative of The Lord of the Rings takes place, Aragorn and Eowyn have known each other for literally only 6 days at best — from March 2nd to March 8th — before she confesses her "love" to him.

In both the book and Extended Edition of The Two Towers, during the main narrative, Aragorn is 87 and Eowyn is 24.

There is no way that an 87-year-old Aragorn was going to throw away his betrothal of 39 years to the woman he's known for 68 years and instead go after a 24-year-old woman he's known for literally only 6 days.

Tolkien himself must have realized this, and that's one reason why he decided that Aragorn was "too old and lordly and grim" for Eowyn — because, as shown in the book timeline, it's true.

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The Lord of The Rings Movie Marathon

The Lord of The Rings The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of The Rings The Two Towers

The Lord of The Rings The Return of the King

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Peter Jackson)

05/07/2024

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Rohan and Gondor siblings

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)

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"it's me. it's your sam! don't you know your sam?"

these movies are trying to hurt every cell in my body.

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the lord of the rings: the two towers (2002).

liv tyler as arwen.

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Eowyn lady of Rohan