I hate to come off as a nymphomaniac, but...

[Lothiriel Silmarien]

The impression that the book leaves with me - and all this is open to interpretation, of course - is that when Aragorn left Eowyn at home and refused to let her accompany him, he was more concerned for her than for himself. He plainly twigged very quickly to the fact that she had an all-consuming crush on him

I got the same impression from the book as well.

Eowyn may have seen Aragorn as a means of escape from the cage she mentions. She is looking for affirmation from someone she sees as having more authority than she does.

I feel the same way. I mean, in the book how many times does she imply that she'd rather be dead? She felt that life was no longer worth living for, and that it was just meaningless. She felt trapped, so she latched on to the first person she thought would help her escape. And she apparantly thought he was pretty hot, so that helped her think she was really in love. Who could blame her! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
I hope it doesn't look like I'm criticizing Eowyn. She's actually one of my favorite characters.