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Éomer | Lord of the Rings (3/5)

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While resting the troops at the encampment at Dunharrow, a messenger from Gondor arrived bringing the Red Arrow from the Steward, Denethor. This symbolized Gondor's need of aid from Rohan, and despite depleted forces and needing to leave men behind to defend Rohan, Théoden agreed to muster the Rohirrim and ride to Gondor. Continuing at the king's side, Éomer journeyed to Gondor to fight at the Battle of Pelennor Fields outside the walls of Minas Tirith. There Théoden was gravelly wounded and declared Éomer king before he died. This made Éomer the first king of the Third Line of the House of Eorl. After Théoden died, Éomer spotted his sister lying seemingly died on the battlefield, as she had dressed as a man so she could come and fight. Upon seeing her, Éomer flew into a rage and ran off into the still occurring battle, believing in the end he would die too. To his surprise, however, Aragorn brought in reinforcements and the battle was won. Éomer found that Éowyn was not dead, only badly wounded, and he rushed to her side. After being healed by Aragorn, she finally awoke after Éomer sat by her bedside, calling to her.

After the battle, the Captains of the West prepared their next move. Gandalf counseled that their armies should march to Mordor and draw Sauron's eye towards them, so that the Ringbearer could have his chance to pass to Mount Doom to destroy the Ring of Power unnoticed. Aragorn said he would go on, and Éomer, though he admitted that he didn't know much about the Ring of Power, said that since Aragorn helped his people in their time of need at Helm's Deep, he would now help Aragorn and would go on with him.

He fought at the battle at the Black Gate, and when the Ring was destroyed he returned to Gondor to celebrate at the Field of Cormallen. He sent word to Minas Tirith for his sister to join him, but in the time he was gone, she had fallen in love with Faramir, the new Steward of Gondor, while both recovered in the Houses of Healing and, confused about her feelings, she stayed in the city until Éomer came to fetch her. He approved of Faramir and when a great host of people journeyed from Minas Tirith to Rohan to see Théoden buried, Éomer announced to all assembled that Faramir and Éowyn were to be married.

After the war, he married Lothíriel, the daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth, a man who had fought beside Éomer at the Black Gate. They had one known son, Elfwine, and Éomer's reign was so peaceful and prosperous that his people called him "Éadig," which means "the blessed" in the Rohirrim tongue. He reigned for sixty-five years, dying at the age of ninety-three.