[Mithalwen]

Assassin

This is from my post in "The Role of Women in The Lord of the Rings" (Books)

"May I give Ioreth a further mention. She is admittedly a fairly minor character but she gets a fairly raw deal, I think. She is seen as a somewhat ridiculous figure prattling away and self important, but I think that prattle is a habit of those who are seldom listened to. Remember that she is (apart from Eowyn) the only named woman in the city and the city is a warzone, so she is actually quite brave. It is reasonable to assume that the only family she has are the mentioned sisters. She represents another category - the women whose work and worth are unappreciated, in a society where unmarried and unmarriagiable women have little staus. She is the Miss Bates of LOTR useful only for the care of the sick and a butt of humour; and a very good reminder for women of my generation to be grateful for the feminists of earlier generations........"


BTW
Element Fire I know this is Novices and Newcomers and the level of discussion is not expected to be as serious as on "Books" but if there is any point to your comment perhaps you would like to explain it? And if there isn't...