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I've read LOTR 8 times, I'm a sysop. Please follow my editorial direction and stop complaining. Or find another project. Last warning. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:51, 30 August 2008 (EDT)
I've read LOTR 8 times, I'm a sysop. Please follow my editorial direction and stop complaining. Or find another project. Last warning. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:51, 30 August 2008 (EDT)
== Disguised as a soldier ==
Is this bit really necessary?
:"While some may accuse her of betraying her trust, she could not actually 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."
Neither the book nor the movie show fellow soldiers seeing through her disguise, so why do we need to say here that they did? The impression I got was that she remains unrecognised (except to Merry) right up to the battle. I don't remember whether Tolkien said this explicitly, but he certainly didn't write that she was recognised by others.
I suggest removing this paragraph & sticking to what is said explicitly in the story, rather than conjecturing about things that are not stated. Most importantly, this is writing about fiction & should not be treated as if Eowyn is a real person or the events really happened. [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 11:48, 30 August 2008 (EDT)