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'''Éowyn''' is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, appearing in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Éowyn is a daughter of the House of Eorl and the niece of [[Théoden|King Théoden]] of [[Rohan (Middle-earth)|Rohan]].

'''Éowyn''' is the most heroic femal character in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Éowyn is a daughter of the House of Eorl and the niece of [[Théoden|King Théoden]] of [[Rohan (Middle-earth)|Rohan]]. Loyally taking care of the king (her uncle), she noted with dismay how Wormtongue (a spy for Saruman) seduced Theoden into acting the dotard. Her spirit was roused by the arrival of Aragorn, and she demonstrated the utmost loyalty to king and country by disguising herself as a man and riding with [[Merry]] into battle, where fortuitously she and Merry were able to unseat the leader of the nine [[Black Riders]], turning the tide of the battle.

During the ''War of the Ring'' she went with the Rohirrim under the guise of '''Dernhelm'''.

While some may accuse her of betraying her trust, actually could not have ridden as an anonymous man since in a battle formation every man must be known to his superior and his comrades. The fact that no one ever spoke aloud to her although she walked freely around the camp shows that her guise was not impenetrable.  

*She came to an understanding with Elfhelm about Merry and the Marshal and his Riders ignored the Hobbit's presence. If Elfhelm recognized Dernhelm to be Eowyn, he said nothing about it to the King. Eowyn spoke to no one else in the company. [http://www.tuckborough.net/eowyn.html]

*She came to an understanding with Elfhelm about Merry and the Marshal and his Riders ignored the Hobbit's presence. If Elfhelm recognized Dernhelm to be Eowyn, he said nothing about it to the King. Eowyn spoke to no one else in the company. [http://www.tuckborough.net/eowyn.html]