2. Eowyn kicks some SERIOUS arse! There are only a few words that can describe the incredble way she took on the Lord of the Nazgul, and none of them are "silly", "prissy", "oops I broke a nail", or "Arwen". And really, what did Arwen ever do that was heroic or courageous or contributing to the plot? Nothing, and I'll tell you why! Arwen was only added to the story when Tolkien was finishing the last few chapters of the Return of the King. Anyway, while Eowyn was out fighting with the men and doing something worthwhile, Arwen was sitting at home, doing needlepoint and saying "Oh, woe is me!"
3. Eowyn was originally meant to marry Aragorn, and I am NOT just saying this because I am the hugest Eowyn + Aragorn shipper in the world. There is documented evidence that Tolkien's original plan was to have the two wed. But for some reason that I cannot even hope to comprehend, he decided to add the elf-wench.
4. Eowyn actually DID all of the heroic things she was shown to do in the movie. All of that was pretty close to the books. Arwen however, barely made an appearance in the book. Oh, and that impressive scene in Fellowship of the Ring, where she saves Frodo and hurries him off to Rivendell and does the funky river trick? Well, sorry to disappoint you, but it was GLORFINDEL that did all of that. Glorfindel saved Frodo, but for some reason, Peter Jackson decided he would rather cut out Glorfindel altogether and have Arwen do it instead. I reckon Peter Jackson had a thing for Liv Tyler. Ick...
5. Arwen is SUCH a gold-digger! She barely paid Aragorn ANY attention when they first met (what was she, blind?!?!?!?). It was only when she learned that he was Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and Isildur's heir that she thought "Ooooh, and King to be! Well helLO there! *cheesy wink*"
But Eowyn pretty much loved him from the off.
6. Eowyn was told to stay behinf when the Rohirrim went to help Gondor, but she wanted to go and do something worthwhile, so off she went to battle. Arwen obeyed her orders, even though her heart told her to do otherwise. Wimp.
NOTE TO ALL: If you are an Aragorn + Arwen shipper, PLEASE do not leave snarky comments and bash my views! They are MY OPINION! So if you are here just to hate, please leave now. I don't come to your sites and rag on you, so don't do that here.
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