Théodwyn
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Théodwyn is a fictional character
referred to in Tolkien
's The Lord of the Rings
, notable as the mother of Éomer
and Éowyn
who play key roles in the story. Théodwyn was a woman of Rohan
. She was the sister of Théoden
, King of Rohan, and the daughter of Thengel and Morwen. She was married to Éomund
of Eastfold in 2989. Her son Éomer was born in 2991, and her daughter Éowyn in 2995. Éomund was slain in 3002. Not long after that Théodwyn died of illness. Théoden raised her two children as his own after her death, and her son Éomer became King of Rohan after the War of the Ring
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Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
referred to in Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
's The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
, notable as the mother of Éomer
Éomer
Éomer is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in The Two Towers and The Return of the King, the second and third volumes of Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings....
and Éowyn
Éowyn
Éowyn is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, who appears in his most famous work, The Lord of the Rings. She is a noblewoman of Rohan who describes herself as a "shieldmaiden".-Literature:...
who play key roles in the story. Théodwyn was a woman of Rohan
Rohan
Rohan is a realm in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy era of Middle-earth. It is a grassland which lies north of its ally Gondor and north-west of Mordor, the realm of Sauron, their enemy . It is inhabited by the Rohirrim, a people of herdsmen and farmers who are well-known for their horses and cavalry....
. She was the sister of Théoden
Théoden
Théoden is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings. He appears as a major supporting character in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.-Appearances:...
, King of Rohan, and the daughter of Thengel and Morwen. She was married to Éomund
Éomund
Éomund is a fictoinal character in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in The Two Towers as a man of the House of Eorl in Rohan, the husband of Théodwyn and the father of Éomer and Éowyn, who were of great importance during the War of the Ring...
of Eastfold in 2989. Her son Éomer was born in 2991, and her daughter Éowyn in 2995. Éomund was slain in 3002. Not long after that Théodwyn died of illness. Théoden raised her two children as his own after her death, and her son Éomer became King of Rohan after the War of the Ring
War of the Ring
In the fictional high fantasy-world of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of the Ring was fought between Sauron and the free peoples of Middle-earth for control of the One Ring and dominion over the continent. The War of the Ring took place at the end of the Third Age. Together with the Quest of Mount Doom,...
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