ÉOWYN UNDER-KING. primarily and almost exclusively headcanon based. heavily canon divergent. low activity and mutuals only. minimal formatting and iconless. written by charlie (she/they, 25+, southern us). muse info and rules brief below the cut. please read them. sideblog @under-king.
RULES BRIEF. please do not use heavy additional spacing between words / characters or gradient-coloured text when writing with me. in general, heavy formatting is hard for me to read. blog is nsfw heavy and therefor exclusively 21+. minors will be blocked. all triggers are tagged with #trigger tw. mutuals only, all mutuals are welcome / invited to im me or ask for discord. if i don’t like you / the things you post, i will soft/hard block as i see fit.
warning that this blog will feature mentions of stalking, harassment, and attempted grooming in reference to gríma’s treatment of éowyn in her teenage years, i will never write or dramatize these situations but i will sometimes discuss the impact / influence of this trauma on éowyn’s mental health and her character as a whole, triggers will always be tagged but please follow with care
BIO BRIEF. éowyn shield-arm, she/they/he, butch lesbian. fc kelly mccormack. main verse is set in a post-canon au in which éowyn does not marry but returns to rohan to serve as under-king and first marshal to her brother, the king of rohan. comfortable w/ feminine or neutral pronouns but masculine titles / formal modes of recorded address (lord, prince, etc). called shield-arm, lord of the shield-arm, éowyn under-king. slayer of the witch-king of angmar. lord of the eastfolde and prince of the house of eorl.
character insp sideblog @under-king
PHYSICAL. towers at 6′4, lean / wiry build with noticeable musculature and obvious athleticism, straight, hard, and slightly thicker through her torso / trunk from years of riding. broad shouldered, narrow hipped, long legged. a long, pale face with strong chin, wide wind-chapped mouth, and angular jaw. ruddy in complexion, tanned from the sun, wind-chafed and freckled. has something in common with the horses she’s spent her life aback. coltish and stoic. strikingly sharp silver-grey eyes, golden hair worn at her shoulders and typically pulled back or tightly braided in the manner typical of men and warriors in her country. after the war, dresses in practical masculine style which still displays the wealth of her house and pride in her earned rank.
NOTABLE FEATURES. the steely bearing of a warrior, smells of wind and horse and dried grass, a scar across the bridge of her nose and one at the cleft of her chin, numerous scars over her body concealed beneath her clothing, cutting eyes full of fire and an intimidating presence, stoic at first glance but impossible to ignore, a palpable intensity particularly in her focus and stare, left arm is webbed in black to purple veins from her the back of her hand to above her elbow, suffers chronic pain in this arm from a badly healed break when the mace of the witch-king shattered her ulna / radius / and wrist, carries the mark of the touch of the nazgûl that will never fully leave her, plagued all her life by dreams of the one she slew.
TAGS & NAVIGATION.
#IC. (all ic writing & content) #FC. (faceclaim and physical insp) #ABOUT. (all hcs + meta, related quotes/aes) #STORYBOARD. (general themes + aes) #RE:ÉOMER. (relationship tag, brother) #RE:THÉODRED. (relationship tag, @eohere) #RE:THÉODWYN. (relationship tag, mother) #RE:LOTHÍRIEL. (relationship tag, sister-in-law) #RE:EIVOR. (relationship tag, @notodin) #MEMES. (memes & prompts, feel free to send)
MAINS & EXCLUSIVES. tba.














