LOTR: How The 'Lesser Sons' Saved Middle Earth

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The two kingdoms of Rohan and Gondor make up the most fundamental defense against the onslaught of Sauron’s forces. They are at the forefront of Middle Earth, protecting the lands and the people from both Mordor and Isengard, where two corrupted dangers bid for power. But the internal politics of both places have the potential to cause great success and triumph in the War of the Ring, or great ruinous downfall, as is exhibited by both of the leaders of the realms, Denethor the Steward of Gondor and Theoden the King of Rohan.

Luckily, in the most minute and seemingly insignificant moments across the course of the stories, the fate of the fellowship does not come down to these two ‘mighty’ men, but falls instead into the hands of their heirs, and not even their true heirs, their first heirs, but the two that have been essentially cast aside and deemed unworthy. Both Eomer and Faramir are, in one way or another, mistreated or let down by the father figures who are supposed to guide them, and have to prove themselves worthy of the respect and love that should already be theirs.

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Perhaps that is what makes them the perfect two characters to have the fate of the world in their hands, and means that they are the best equipped to make the right decision when the time comes. First, within the Two Towers, comes Eomer’s choice, when he runs into Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas pursuing Merry and Pippin across the planes of Rohan, after the two hobbits have been taken by the Uruk-hai.

Eomer is at first suspicious of the three strangers of his lands, fearing them to be spies or servants of the enemy, but he is patient and gives them time to explain themselves. Once they tell