I think the whole purpose of that scene was to show Eowyn's skill. Aragorn was in a relaxed posture, clearly just teasing her. Not to say that Eowyn's more skilled than Aragorn, but to say that she is not without skill.
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeatof peace on earth, good-will to men!
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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