# folklorethursday lotr

Although there are few in Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Éowyn plays a pivotal role by slaying the Witch-King of Angmar; contributing to the demise of Sauron.

A proper Shield Maiden!

'The Return of the King' (1980) dir. Rankin/Bass.

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2021-10-07

Here we have Rokurokubi (played by Ikuko Mori) from: 'Yōkai Monsters: Spook Warfare' (1968) dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda - the second film in the Yōkai Monsters trilogy.

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2018-11-22

Although there are few in Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Éowyn plays a pivotal role by slaying the Witch-King of Angmar; contributing to the demise of Sauron. 'The Return of the King' (1980) dir. Rankin/Bass.

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2018-11-11

A recurrent trope is the maiden who outwits an unsuitable or unworthy suitor: 'Donkey Skin / Peau d'Âne' (1970) dir. Jacques Demy.

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2018-11-07

Japanese animation master Kihachirō Kawamoto brings his Bunraku sensibility to the European fairytale; 'Briar-Rose' (1992).

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2017-11-25

What would be without a Wicked Stepmother? Eleanor Audley - the voice & reference model for Lady Tremaine; 'Cinderella' (1950).

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2017-11-25

There are too few in Éowyn slays the Witch-King of Angmar, contributing to the demise of Sauron. 'The Return of the King' (1980) dir. Rankin/Bass.

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2017-11-18

Sometimes just need a bit of a lie-down. Dornröschen sleeps for 100 hundred years... 'Sleeping Beauty' (1943) dir. Diehl Brothers.

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As the seasons change, it's time for the of Winter to take centre stage. 'The Snow Maiden' (1952) dir. Ivan Ivanov-Vano.

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