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Originally Posted by Anguirel
Eomer is most certainly elected ...
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Yes, elected by his predecessor as he lay dying on the Fields of Pelennor. And that's the basis for a good, working democracy, is it?
He was, in any event, clearly not fit to lead his country, having abandoned it when it had great need of him. With his King lapsing into senile dementia, he takes off with his men on a hunting trip.
On said trip, he ends up hunting orcs, undoubtedly a rare species in Rohan at that time. (Note also that he was a willing accomplice to that other undemocratically appointed monarch, Aragorn, in later hunting said species to virtual, if not complete, extinction.) He also continues to neglect his duties while out hunting by allowing three mysterious strangers (one of whom was the aforementioned Aragorn) to roam at will through Rohan, despite their failure to produce any proper ID.
Later, at the Battle of Pelennor fields, he abandons his King to a potentially terrible fate at the hands of the Witch-King (no doubt, with a greedy eye to the throne). Happily, two of the remaining contestants were able to save King Theoden from such fate, although sadly not from death. Lo and behold, Eomer "mysteriously" appears after the danger has passed and coerces the dying King into handing the throne over to him.
Note also Eomer's chauvenistic and overbearing nature. Despite knowing that his sister's greatest wish was to bear arms and fight for her country, he remained resolutely against her doing any such thing. He has continued to restrict her to domestic duties while on the Island.
He is also a bully, as his behaviour towards the poor, unfairly maligned Wormtongue shows. He used his physical superiority to make the poor man's life a living hell. Remember how he continually taunted and ridiculed Grima while he was still on the Island? A classic example of a "popular" guy bullying the poor, misunderstood misfit. The comparison to a High School Jock, while it may be anachronistic, is far from inappropriate.
I fail to see how anyone can support such a man.
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