Éowyn had a warrior's heart. She was a self-proclaimed shieldmaiden of Rohan and longed to prove herself in battle. The lines she spoke to Aragorn in the films about fearing a cage are spot-on ...

The time has come for a new hero of Rohan to arise. In our world, the beloved shieldmaiden Éowyn rode into the hearts of viewers before her ancestor, Héra. But in the world of The Lord of the ...

Meanwhile, over on Middle-earth, Tolkien gives us Éowyn, Miranda Otto’s character and a shieldmaiden of Rohan. Héra was clearly conceived in her image: another dynamic female role model in a ...