Sunday, February 23, 2020

J.R.R. Tolkien's Warrior Woman: Éowyn - Part 2b - The Basis for Her Character

In previous installments in my series on Éowyn, I introduced her (click HERE) and provided examples of women from mythology and history that may have inspired Tolkien to create her (click HERE).  In this article, I continue discussing women warriors the British  author may have also been aware of since they were from his homeland.

Monday, February 3, 2020

J.R.R. Tolkien's Warrior Woman: Éowyn - Part 2a - The Basis for Her Character

In my previous installment, I provided an introduction to my series where I will discuss Éowyn — Tolkien's fictional warrior woman in his masterpiece, Lord of the Rings — as she relates to women who served as soldiers in the Civil War.  Click [HERE] for part one.  Following is the second installment.