[Lord of Angmar]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>This despite the fact that Eowyn fighting does not make her Xena Warrior Princess. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>While I am certainly not suggesting that Arwen's fighting at Helm's Deep would be in any way akin to Xena: Warrior Princess, I think to be fair, Eowyn's and Arwen's situations are very different, since Eowyn is a shieldmaiden of Rohan and is (obviously) described explicitly by Tolkien as partaking in the events of the Pelennor Fields. Arwen, on the other hand, was used in moderation by Tolkien as a romantic figure, which I think worked very well in the books. Tolkien never once described Arwen as knowing how to wield a blade, let alone as having partaken in any battles, which for me at least makes Arwen fighting at Helm's Deep less credible.<P>-Angmar