Forbidden to join the Men of Rohan in battle by her uncle, King Theoden, Eowyn takes on the armour of a young soldier and hides her feminine features beneath a sturdy helm. Thus garbed, and armed with her bright sword, she takes a horse and rides to war in secret as a aman of the cavalry of Rohan to join the fight for Minas Tirith. Though raised a lady, Eowyn is no stranger to bearing arms. Her skill with the blade is no less than her King's soldiers' and, when all others are dead or gone, it is she who comes bravely to his aid.