There is so much self-own here. First of all, this is Tolkien canon, not some Hollywood creation, and the Shieldmaiden of Rohan is on a true hero's journey and not some forced 110-pound-woman-fights-70-bad-guys-and-wins pabulum. She feels trapped by her role in the monarchy, marches to her death in a desperate act of unrequited love, and avenges her father, the king, in battle. And then *she gets married to a nobleman from Gondor*. No Tolkien fan has ever complained about her character; Tolkien was exploring every archetype in Western Christendom.