Tonight, Ireland and the UK are battening down the hatches for Storm Éowyn, with a RED warning for danger to life and property in place for the whole of the island of Ireland, and for the Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Éowyn is a name I first encountered 50 years ago, when I was introduced to Tolkien's epic Lord of the Rings. She was a shield maiden, a horse woman of great courage. Éowyn was involved in the slaying of the Nazgûl at the gates of Minas Tirith, together with the hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck.
The Éowyn that is now headed our way could be said to be riding the Nazgûl from the gates of Minas Morgul, headed for battle at Minas Tirith - taking a bit of poetic license with Tolkien's narrative here. However, Tolkien afficionados know what happened to the Morgul King - I referenced it above.
Stay safe.
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