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Originally Posted by Sauron the White
How long do you think it would have taken Aragorn to knock the sword from the arm of Eowyn if he applied all his skills and strength? I think it would have happened rather quickly despite all of her so called determination and beliefs.
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Well he was 80.
And even if he had taken the sword she would have kept fighting. This is something that happens all the time. Example both the Viet Nam and Iraq war. When people or person is willing to step up and fight for their way of life, family and beliefs they do not stop. It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the fight in the dog and all that.
Why do I think he realized this, because of her saying
It needs but one foe to breed a war, not two, Master Warden, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.
Plus Aragorn also said this to Eowyn
'Yet the deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised' He was talking about her and to her about her valor and willingness to fight.
They both understood that even though Aragorn was the stronger more trained warrior, that Eowyn had an unstopable spirit. And we must remember, if we are talking about the movie here, Aragorn was not nearly as invested in Gondor as Eowyn was in Rohan at the point of this scene. He was still a reluctant king, where as she was completely invested in Rohan, so much so that Theoden said
It shall be so. Let the heralds announce to the folk that the Lady Éowyn will lead them!