#theodwyn

[emilybeemartin]

I've been drawing just, so many dudes, so here are some Ladies of Gondor and Shieldmaidens of Rohan! Sometimes you just have to design a bunch of ren-faire gowns and accessories, you know?

First, Eowyn, the best excuse to draw split skirts. Her star-embroidered gloves were a gift from Faramir, but it wasn't until I drew Finduilas below that I realized her pendant was probably also a gift from him as well.

Lothiriel! I referenced her pose from my fave, @adorkastock. I don't have many headcanons about Lothiriel but I imagine she's the only person who can make Eomer trip over his own feet.

Theodwyn, Eowyn and Eomer's mother! Maybe she was born with a clubbed foot. We don't know. Tolkien only tells us she was pretty. A big thank-you to @hurricanek8art, @fruitbatvampiresociety, and @arrowpunk for giving me great feedback on her cane, including wrapping the base in leather and adding a skirt hike to her belt to keep her hem up.

Elfhild, Theoden's wife and Theodred's mother! No big headcanons here, either, but I think she'd bring Theoden a lot of joy and purpose and thus a lot of grief and aimlessness when she died.

And finally, Finduilas. There's the pendant Faramir gave Eowyn, and oh, her cape clasp looks familiar.

Tolkien gives us a few extra sentences about Finduilas, and so we know she had a difficult time in Minas Tirith. He writes that she was gentle and beautiful, but that "she withered in the guarded city... the shadow in the east filled her with horror, and she turned her eyes ever south to the sea that she missed." He also says Denethor "loved her, in his fashion," which I read as, "guy couldn't healthily express an emotion if it was written out for him." I imagine Finduilas was lonely and isolated, and, in pregnancy, afraid of the world she was bringing her babies into.

But maybe things weren't all bad! Maybe before she got too ill, she brought her boys to the seashore, where Faramir would babble and splash and Boromir would run all over creation and bring her treasures.

#lord of the rings #lotr #women of lord of the rings #fantasy fashion #gondor #rohan #eowyn #lothiriel #theodwyn #elfhild #finduilas #boromir #faramir

[maironsbigboobs]

@lotrladiessource ➡ LOTR LADIES WEEK DAY FOUR: WOMEN (part 2/2)

#lotrladiesweek #beruthiel #vidumavi #firiel #morwen steelsheen #morwen of lossarnach #ivorwen #theodwyn #mine #lotredit

[warrioreowynofrohan]

Favourite Female Tolkien Character Poll - Round 1, Match 27

Morwen Steelsheen

The mother of Théoden, and of two daughters (one older than him and one younger). She was from Lossarnach in Gondor, and was seventeen years younger than her husband Thengel.

Éowyn was slender and tall, with a grace and pride that came to her out of the South from Morwen of Lossarnach, whom the Rohirrim had called Steelsheen.

Théodwyn

The youngest daughter of Morwen Steelsheen and Thengel, Théodwyn was the mother of Éomer and Éowyn; she died of illness when they were children, not long after her husband Éomund was killed in battle.

#favourite female tolkien character poll #morwen steelsheen #theodwyn #rohan #rohirrim #tolkien #the lord of the rings

[dalleyan]

Elfwine Chronicles (new LoTR stories, You Want What? posted, 12-7-22)

Eomer’s daughter makes a surprising request during the Yule celebrations.  (Fluff, seasonal)

 You Want What?  -  (Dec, 13 IV)

Eomer led his family into Meduseld and they gathered around the firepit to warm up after their day’s outing in the snow.  Suspecting the younger children needed a nap – Theomund had been dozing on the way home in the sleigh – Lothiriel asked, “Elfwine, would you get the children into dry clothes and tell them a story while they lay down for a while?”

Her eldest son grinned knowingly at her.  This was not the first time she had used this tactic to get his younger siblings to take a nap without complaint.  The idea of a story, while they laid on the bed, was sufficient distraction, and they were asleep before they even noticed.  The two were eagerly tugging at Elfwine’s hands, anxious to hear one of his tales, and he followed them off toward the nursery.

Lothiriel was not far behind, as she made her way to her bedchamber to change into dry clothes before overseeing the preparations for the evening’s feast.  The two days prior to Yule and the two days after Yule were primarily only spent with family and friends, but for the two days of Yule anyone in Edoras could come to Meduseld to celebrate, if they so desired.  Even so, the merriment was more family oriented than many feasts that were held, and drinking to excess was not a particularly accepted activity for these two days.

Eomer checked in with the housekeeper and let her know he would return shortly to help set up the tables in the main hall.  For these two days, everyone pitched in and the work was not left for the servants to do it all.  Families that came to the feast brought food with them to contribute and ease the cooking burden, and the men all turned up to do the manual labor tasks of setting up tables and benches, hauling extra firewood and the like.  Even the king was not exempt, which rather pleased him.

Over an hour later, Eomer, Gamling and Eothain sat talking quietly, enjoying one another’s company and a tankard of ale while they awaited the beginning of the festivities.  A thundering of feet attracted their attention, and the three men turned to see Eomer’s youngest children, Theodwyn and Theomund, running toward them.

“Guess who’s awake?” Eomer murmured to this companions, who grinned in amusement as the toddlers launched themselves at their father.

“Papa, Papa!” exclaimed Theodwyn, scrambling up into his lap and tugging Theomund up behind her. 

Eomer settled a child on each thigh, and then reached for his tankard of ale and took a swallow. Just as he did, Theodwyn blurted out loudly, “Papa, can we get an Oliphaunt?”

The tankard slammed down on the table as the contents of Eomer’s mouth spewed across the table, causing Gamling and Eothain to lurch sideways out of its path.  Coughing, Eomer gasped, “Can we get what?”

“An Oliphaunt! Elfwine told us all about them and how you killed two of them in the War.  Can we get one, please!  I would take care of it!  I promise!” She began bouncing on his leg in her enthusiasm and he fought to restrain her.

“Hold on, dearest! Oliphaunts are not pets.  They are huge and mean and deadly.  I killed two of them so that they did not kill many more of us.  Why would you want one?”

“We could tame it!” she pleaded.  “We could build a paddock outside the walls for it to live in and it could eat the grass on the plains and I could go for rides on it!  I bet I could ride all the way to Gondor in just one day!  Please, Papa!  It would be so wonderful!”

Theomund decided to lend support to his sister.  “The’wyn get Ol’fant?  Please, Papa?”

Eothain and Gamling sat smirking across the table, having wiped off the ale that had splattered them. Sarcastically, Gamling inquired, “Shall I draft a letter to the Haradrim, my lord?”

 continue reading on AO3:

              https://archiveofourown.org/works/42555441/chapters/109314846

#Eomer #Lothiriel #Lord of the Rings #Elfwine Chronicles #LOTR #Theodwyn #Elfwine #Gamling #Eothain #Theomund

[sleazyjanet]

éowyn best character

#éowyn #éowyn daughter of éomund #and theodwyn #my woman #MY beautiful smart brave woman #lotr #lord of the rings #art #digital art #i am no man

[brigwife]

writing fanfic set in Rohan is just like

#I don't have a numerical keypad on this laptop #please help me #children are dying #also it's set before they all die so I'm got like Theodred and Eomund and Theodwyn here as well #The whole gang back together <3

[idkaguyorsomething]

Best companion does not necessarily mean they have to get along with the Doctor the most, challenging each other in interesting ways could also count.

Explain in the tags who you voted for, with which incarnation, and why!

#lotr #lord of the rings #the hobbit #doctor who #frodo baggins #samwise gamgee #merry brandybuck #pippin took #aragorn #gimli #legolas #boromir #faramir #eowyn #gandalf #bilbo baggins

[ohifonlyx33]

#middle earth #middle-earth #jrr tolkien #j.r.r. tolkien #lotr #lord of the rings #Silmarillion #the silm

[theworldsoftolkein]

The Shieldmaiden of Rohan - by Kurai Geijutsu

Éowyn was the daughter of Éomund & Theodwyn and younger sister of Éomer. She was the niece of King Théoden and eventually ended up marrying Faramir (brother of Boromir).

#tolkien legendarium #middle earth #tolkien #the lord of the rings #rohan #éomer #éowyn fanart #éowyn of rohan #éowyn #éowyn & the nazgul #kingdom of rohan #riders of rohan

[zealouswerewolfcollector]

Tolkien Fanfic Reading Month - Day 24

What They Thought by @eccentricmya

WIP, various characters

This collection of ficlets, focused mostly on the last moments of several characters (Maedhros, Theodwyn, Fingolfin), is amazing and devastating.

I saw pale kings and princes too by Thinwhitedutchess

WIP, Maedhros/Fingon, M

Dark fairytale AU! Fingon is a newly crowned, grief-stricken king and Maedhros is a High Fae who's living through the worst times.

AU of an AU by @amethysttribble

Young Celegorm lives in Flea Bottom with all his brothers in this touching, heartbreaking fic as opposed to the main AU where all seven are born into the Westerosi noble families.

#silmarillion #maedhros #fingolfin #fingon #celegorm #curufin #russingon #silm fic #fic rec #tolkien fanfic reading month

[frodo-with-glasses]

'Avuncular' seems like a very Lord of the Rings-y word!

BOY does it! For those who don't know, Merriam-Webster defines avuncular as:

"suggestive of an uncle, especially in kindliness or geniality"

"of or relating to an uncle"

In layman's terms: uncle-related or uncle-ish. There's a lot of that going on in this book, and a lot to talk about!

Of course the epitomical example in LotR is Frodo and Bilbo. Now, pedants (like myself) will point out that they aren't technically uncle and nephew, but cousins; Frodo is Bilbo's first and second cousin, once removed on both sides. If I recall correctly—correct me if I'm wrong—Frodo never actually calls Bilbo his uncle in the books, nor does anybody else. It seems to be something the movies made up to fit their relationship into a neat little box and avoid unnecessary confusion in the audience. But given that Bilbo falls into the category of "too old to be a peer, not close enough to be a father, floating in-between in a vaguely mentorlike (but not particularly responsible) state", I'd say he definitely counts for the "uncle-ish" definition of avuncular.

The next uncle that comes to mind is 100% literal: Theoden! Fun fact, avuncular comes from the Latin word avunculus, which specifically means "maternal uncle" (as opposed to the paternal equivalent: patruus, according to one website). So, since Eowyn and Eomer are the children of his youngest sister, Theodwyn, Theoden actually fits the ancient definition as well! Appendix A tells us that Theoden "loved his sister dearly"—which I interpret to mean that he played favorites among his siblings and she was it—and that he took Eowyn and Eomer as his own after their parents died in quick succession while they were young. So, once again, he is both their uncle and kinda their dad.

The next uncle that comes to mind is Iorlas. To my knowledge, he is only mentioned ONCE in the book, but because I am obsessed with Beregond and Bergil and their family (and just have a general affinity for overthinking minor characters anyway), you BET I remembered him. Based on context clues, we can assume a few things about Iorlas: a) he is likely a maternal uncle as well, since everyone on the paternal side has a name that starts with "B" (Baranor, Beregond, Bergil); b) he might live in Lossnarch, which Bergil mentions as the place his grandfather lives; and c) he has a good relationship with his nephew. Bergil mentions him immediately upon hearing how old Pippin is, which to me says that Iorlas is a pretty constant fixture in Bergil's life, and is an adult that Bergil really likes. My personal headcannon is that Bergil idolizes Uncle Iorlas and thinks he hung the moon; only because he thinks Dad hung the sun.

And FINALLY, to round out this discussion of uncles in LotR, I will end with a mention of the uncle that I wish got to happen: Frodo, for Sam's kids. You can't tell me there wouldn't have been a lovely bit of poetic symmetry to Frodo getting to raise and mentor the little Gamgees in the exact same way Bilbo had done for him. I can't really see Frodo ever getting married and having children himself—like Bilbo, he seems to be an eternal bachelor, and I'm pretty sure if he wanted to get married he would have done it by now—but there's no doubt in my mind that he would have loved and nurtured and spoiled the heck out of all thirteen of Sam's little munchkins if he ever got the chance. Which is why the Magnolia AU exists. Because thinking about Frodo telling stories to an enthralled audience of little Gamgees (a few individuals of which are vying with each other for the coveted story-listening spot on his lap) just makes my heart feel whole.

WORD ASK GAME!

#word ask game #bilbo baggins #theoden #king theoden #iorlas #frodo baggins #magnolia au #lord of the rings #lotr #my writing #makes me wonder what kind of relationships tolkien had with any uncles in his life #he seems very fond of uncles in general! which is extremely sweet! makes me wonder about the potential real-life inspiration... #perhaps some of the tolkien nerds can fill me in here :-D or i can just google it LOL

[wrath-ruin-reddawn]

Name Meanings in The Rings of Power: Bronwyn

Up next in our look at the meaning of show-only characters from The Rings of Power is our girl Bronwyn!

Now, personally, I think an Elvish origin for Bronwyn is less likely than other characters, mostly due to the spelling (which we'll get into later). However, that doesn't mean that the writing team didn't sneak any Easter eggs into her name, so I'll be taking a look at possible Sindarin roots anyways.

The first portion of her name, "bron", doesn't have a direct translation from Sindarin, but it is similar to brona "to survive", bronad "survival", and bronwe "lasting quality, faith." Extrapolating from this, I think it's reasonable to assume that these words all derive from a root word bron, which is semantically related to all the others. Alternatively, her name could be a combination of bronwe and the suffix -wen "woman, maiden" that has been simplified as "Bronwewen" is rather cumbersome to say. Over time, the name would have been shortened to "Bronwen", and the variant in spelling may have come from humans adapting the name to suit their own naming conventions-- think of other human names like Eowyn and Theodwyn.

Regardless of which option is correct, if Bronwyn's name does come from an Elvish origin, it likely means something along the lines of "faithful maiden" or "lasting maiden", which I think is very apt. Bronwyn literally holds her entire community together with her bare hands, she's definitely a survivor!

Now, here comes the tricky part-- it would be easy to conclude that Bronwyn is just a Westronized version of an Elvish name if we never saw the original -wen used as a suffix in human names, but we do! Morwen, wife of King Thengel of Rohan, has the -wen suffix in her name. She is from Gondor, so there's a possibility that they don't Westronize the suffix because of a greater Elvish influence via the Numenorians. So the results here are inconclusive.

Interestingly, I can't find any easy explanation for where the "bron" in Bronwyn could have come from in regards to a Germanic origin. This is notable, because from what I've seen so far most of the Southlanders have names that contain either Old English or Old Norse elements. As noted above, the -wyn suffix, as seen in other human names, is Old English for "joy" or "delight".

The most definitive real world translation for Bronwyn comes from the Welsh bron "breast" and gwen "white, fair, or blessed." Using a less literal meaning for "breast", this translates to "fair-hearted, pure of heart." Which is another great meaning for her! Bronwyn is, in many ways, the soul of the remaining Southlanders. Her line that she gives to Theo about "light and high beauty" is from Samwise Gamgee, who has goodness coming out of his pores. That's not an association that the writers would have given to just anyone-- it speaks a lot to Bronwyn's character that she was the one to say it.

There's one last option. Some consider Bronwyn and its alternative spelling Bronwen to be derived from the Welsh Branwen, meaning "white raven" or "beautiful raven". I may write more on this later, but let's hope this isn't the origin of her name! In Welsh mythology, Branwen comes to a very sad end and dies of grief, and given the air of doom surrounding elf and human couples we can only hope that she and Arondir get a happier ending.

More name meaning analyses: Arondir | Halbrand | Rowan | Theo | Tredwill | Waldreg

#the rings of power #trop #trop meta #bronwyn #bronwyn x arondir

[riv-ika]

ok its 1 am and i am delirious but the whole ‘no mortal man can kill the witch-king’ thing always confused me. like i get it haha eowyn is a woman but then merry counts because he’s a hobbit and he’s not part of the race of man, but why. why does that work? eowyn is part of Man and merry is A man, so like. why is the rule different for each of them?

i just think that it should’ve been one or the other, either eowyn isn’t Man (how? i don’t know. maybe theodwyn had a side of elf) or merry isn’t A man (trans). OR they’re both immortal

#pls do not take this seriously i am just Thinking At Terrible Times #if there is an actual explanation i guess u can give it to me #lotr #tolkien #river reflects #hear me out though: trans merry. #nonbinary? trans woman? #all of the above? #its up to u

[gift-to-literature]

Tar Palantir - Gimilkhad - Tar Miriel - Ar Pharazon

Amandil - Elendil - Isildur - Anarion

Aragorn - Arwen - Eldarion

Thorin - Gimli

Meriadoc Brandybuck - Estella Bolger - Boromir

Peregrin Took - Diamond of Long Cleeve - Faramir

Elanor - Frodo - Esmeralda - Merry - Pippin - Goldilocks - Hamfast - Daisy - Ruby - Marigold - Bilbo - Robin - Tolman

Daisy - Boromir

Ruby - Faramir

Denethor - Finduilas - Boromir - Faramir

Thengel - Morwen - Theoden - Theodwyn

Theoden - Elfhild - Theodred

Eomund - Theodwyn - Eomer - Eowyn

Eomer - Lothiriel - Elfwine

Faramir - Eowyn - Elboron

[dalleyan]

Elfwine Chronicles (new LoTR stories, Yule posted, 12-3-22)

Eomer’s family participates in the Yule celebrations. (Fluff, seasonal)

 Yule  -  (Dec, 13 IV)

Lothiriel started to awaken as she felt the bed jiggling.  For a few moments she lay there quietly, trying to determine what was happening, and then she heard the whispers. 

“Is Papa ‘wake?” came the childish voice of Theomund.

“I cannot tell.  His eye is rolled up in his head,” said his five-year-old sister, Theodwyn.

With consternation, Lothiriel rolled over to investigate what the children were doing, and found Theodwyn leaning over Eomer with one of his eyes pried open.  Smothering a laugh, she reached out and gently freed her husband from the assault, but Theodwyn let out a squeal in the process that woke him. He came awake with a start at the noise so close to his ear, and bolted up against the headboard of the bed, thumping his skull in the process.  He opened his mouth, and Lothiriel felt certain he intended to mutter some Rohirric cursing, but he managed to restrain himself just in time and sat rubbing his head.

Seeing that he was awake, Theomund began attempting to climb up on the bed, and Eomer reached down to help him.  Once there, he scooted into his father’s lap and asked innocently, “Is time, Papa?”

Eomer looked out the window at the grey pre-dawn light and his head fell against the headboard with another thump, as he let out a groan.  “Thiri, tell me again – why do we have children?”

Chuckling, she replied, “Mainly because you cannot keep your hands off your wife!”  She leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek, adding, “Do not be so stuffy, old man!  Your children wish to play!”

“Old man?” Eomer growled, a glint flashing in his eye.  “I will show you who is old!”  With that, he flung himself suddenly at her and soon was tickling her mercilessly.

The two children thought this was great fun and quickly joined in, which probably was beneficial to Lothiriel as it interfered with her husband’s efforts to torment her. Finally, they all lay spent on the bed, wiping away tears of laughter.  After a moment, Theomund asked, “Where The’wyn?”

Her parents looked around at the question, uncertain where their daughter might have disappeared to, and knowing her absence was likely not a good sign.  An instant later, however, she came running back into the room, towing a yawning Elfwine behind her.  “Elfwine came to play, too!” she exclaimed.

“What is going on?” Elfwine asked, rubbing at his eyes.

“Your brother and sister decided it was time to begin our day,” his mother advised him.

By now the two youngest had scooted under the covers and snuggled up close to their father since the room was cold.  Looking down at them, and taking pity on Eomer, Lothiriel announced, “However, I think it is still early yet.  Why do we not sleep another hour, and then we will eat and be on our way?”

There were whines of complaint from Theodwyn, but Lothiriel defused them by adding, “You may sleep here with us, if you like, but you must lie quietly until I say it is time to rise.” This solution was far more agreeable, and the two giggled excitedly at the prospect.

 continue reading on AO3:

              https://archiveofourown.org/works/42555441/chapters/109094202

#Eomer #Lothiriel #Lord of the Rings #LOTR #Elfwine Chronicles #Elfwine #Theodwyn #Theomund

[motleystitches]

A list of known single parenthood in Tolkien

continued from a previous post on Nerdanel and Feanor because Tolkien actually do not write of orphans...(except for possibly sort of Elros and Elrond AND FRODO)

-=-=

Finwe, raising Feanor after Miriel went to Mandos, remarried- Feanor grew up with trust-issues

Turgon, raising Idril after losing Elenwe to Helcaraxe

(arguable) Curufinwe, raising Celebrimbor alone (no mother's ever mentioned and he wasn't mentioned in the crossing, so presumably not full-grown yet when he arrived in middle-earth? probably born in Middle-earth...)

Elwing, raising Elros and Elrond after Earendil...sailed away

(arguable) Maglor, raising Elros and Elrond....by adoption...sortof (I actually do think this childhood definitely influenced Elro's choice to be mortal instead of elven)

Morwen, raising Nienor after sending Turin to Doriath

Elendis, raising Ancalime since Aldarion's an absent father -- Ancalime grew up with trust issues

Gilraen, raising Aragorn after death of Arathorn

Theoden, raising Theodred after Elfhild died in childbirth (and then both Eowyn and Eomer)

Theodwyn, raising Eowyn and Eomer for a few years after Eomund died before succumbing to illness

Denethor, raising Boromir and Faramir after Finduilas died young

This list excludes Elrond, because I think his children were full grown when Celebrian went to Valinor for healing

#tolkien #not a hero's journey #strong parents in times of war