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Title: The Great Wain
Author: Branwyn
Characters: Merry, Eowyn
Source: ROTK (book)
Warnings: none
Eowyn helped him climb down to the grass. Merry felt so heavy, weighed low by grief and the long, jolting hours in harness. Behind them, the king’s wain rose like a barrow, deepest black against the evening sky.
She pointed to seven stars that shone high overhead. “In the Mark, those are called the Great Wain. Now when I look at them, I will think of Theoden King.”
“That is also their name in the Shire. And I will think of him, too.”
Eowyn held out her hand. Together they walked toward the fires and the kindly cheer of camp.
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Note: In "The Hobbit," the Plough or Big Dipper is referred to as the Wain, and since Tolkien states that there are cultural similarities between the hobbits and the Rohirrim (who originally lived in the northern lands), it isn't unreasonable to assume that the Riders called it by the same name.
Author: Branwyn
Characters: Merry, Eowyn
Source: ROTK (book)
Warnings: none
Eowyn helped him climb down to the grass. Merry felt so heavy, weighed low by grief and the long, jolting hours in harness. Behind them, the king’s wain rose like a barrow, deepest black against the evening sky.
She pointed to seven stars that shone high overhead. “In the Mark, those are called the Great Wain. Now when I look at them, I will think of Theoden King.”
“That is also their name in the Shire. And I will think of him, too.”
Eowyn held out her hand. Together they walked toward the fires and the kindly cheer of camp.
********************
Note: In "The Hobbit," the Plough or Big Dipper is referred to as the Wain, and since Tolkien states that there are cultural similarities between the hobbits and the Rohirrim (who originally lived in the northern lands), it isn't unreasonable to assume that the Riders called it by the same name.
