Yeah, the online Tolkien encyclopedias are handy.
The only other female characters are Tom Bombadril’s wife Goldberry and Rosie, Sam’s eventual wife.
Eowyn suggests Tolkien wanted to show how women felt marginalized in that kind of society, but she doesn’t do much until the last book. Perhaps his wife or somebody told him he needed a three-dimensional female character. Arwen is barely a character at all.
The only other female characters are Tom Bombadril’s wife Goldberry and Rosie, Sam’s eventual wife.
Eowyn suggests Tolkien wanted to show how women felt marginalized in that kind of society, but she doesn’t do much until the last book. Perhaps his wife or somebody told him he needed a three-dimensional female character. Arwen is barely a character at all.
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