In this scene from Lord of the Rings, Eowyn, the royal goddaughter of King Theoden, is dressed as a man and pulls the hobbit Merry onto her horse.
Women usually weren’t allowed in battle. So, Eowyn dressed like a man, so she could fight too.
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Was the hobbit happy to be pulled onto Eowyn's horse as the riders left for battle?
Yes!
Why did the hobbit, Merry, want to go to battle?
Even though he was little, he wanted to do his part and fight.
How are we like the hobbit Merry? How is Eowyn like the Blessed Virgin?
Like Merry the hobbit, we are little and ill-suited for battle and the long journey, but we want to do great things.
Like Eowyn is Merry’s special ‘lady’, if we entrust ourselves to the Virgin Mary, she is Our Lady who raises us up with her to battle against sin and Satan.