<P> The Witch - king attacked Éowyn with his steed, but she slew it with her sword . He then shattered her shield and broke her shield - arm with his mace, but was distracted by Merry, who stabbed him behind the knee with a barrow - blade . Éowyn seized the opportunity to strike the Witch - king with a killing thrust "between crown and mantle". Then, as her sword shattered, his withering form collapsed and he vanished with a final cry of anguish . </P> <P> Éowyn soon passed out from the pain in her arm, and was believed dead until Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth realized she still lived . Éowyn was brought to the Houses of Healing, hovering near death from the effects of having struck the Witch - king . There Éowyn met Faramir, with whom she soon fell in love . Her outlook on life also changed: "Then the heart of Éowyn changed, or else at last she understood it...I will be a shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, nor take joy only in the songs of slaying . I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren ." </P> <P> After the demise of Sauron, Éowyn and Faramir married and settled in Ithilien, of which Faramir was made the ruling Prince by King Elessar, the name with which Aragorn ascended the throne of the Reunited Kingdom . Faramir and Éowyn had at least one son, Elboron, and their grandson was Barahir, who wrote The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen in the Fourth Age . </P> <P> Éowyn is described to be very beautiful; she was tall, slim, pale, and graceful, with long golden hair and grey eyes . In temperament she was idealistic, spirited, brave and high - minded, but very lonely, having sacrificed her own happiness for years to care for her sick uncle and meet the responsibilities of a shield - maiden . </P>

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