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Mumak o' Harad · 02-26-2005, 03:21 PM

In The Houses of the Healing chapter, the herb-master enters and while talking to Aragorn about kingsfoil and athelas he says: "But alas! sir, we do not keep this thing in the Houses of the Healing, where only the gravely hurt or sick are tended."

For me, this explicitly shows that serious sicknesses indeed existed (in paralell to getting hurt).

And let's not forget that King Aragorn had healing knowledge/powers as well probably to cure both the ill and the hurt.

02-26-2005, 03:21 PM	#7
Mumak o' Harad Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Brazil Posts: 12	In The Houses of the Healing chapter, the herb-master enters and while talking to Aragorn about kingsfoil and athelas he says: "But alas! sir, we do not keep this thing in the Houses of the Healing, where only the gravely* hurt or sick are tended."* For me, this explicitly shows that serious sicknesses indeed existed (in paralell to getting hurt). And let's not forget that King Aragorn had healing knowledge/powers as well probably to cure both the ill and the hurt. __________________ "We are jigsaw pieces aligned on the perimeter edge Interlocked through a missing piece..." by Derek Dick (a.k.a. Fish) Last edited by Mumak o' Harad; 02-26-2005 at 03:27 PM.