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Enting
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What does Theoden mean when he says My Sister-Daughter?
What does Theoden mean when he says My Sister-Daughter?
His was Introducing Eowyn as My Sister-Daughter
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Elf Lord
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He meant 'the daughter of my sister', i.e., 'my niece'.
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Hoplite Nomad
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Its means his sister's daughter.
Eowyn was his niece.
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Sister daughter is a term for Niece, to explain, Thèodens Sister gave birth to a Daughter, Éowyn.
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I WAS GONNA SAY EVERYTHING THEYVE JUST SAID they are right, so am i. ![]() |
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The Insufferable
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Eowen was the Daughter of Theoden's sister, Theodwyn, and the third? marshall of the mark, Eomund.
You can tell by the similar names... But I wonder... where did the second half or Eomer's name come from?
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Elf Lord
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Ah, okay cool . . . I didn't know that either.
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Enting
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Thank you all very much
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