Post by Parador~J on Apr 1, 2007 20:09:37 GMT -5
Hospital facility in Minas Tirith. In the Houses of Healing, the sick and wounded were cared for by highly skilled healers, including a number of women. Many different herbs with healing properties were kept there in the charge of an herb-master. The Warden of the Houses of Healing was the chief of the healers.
The Houses of Healing were located in the southeastern part of the sixth level of the City near the Citadel gate. There were several houses with a number of rooms for patients. The Warden's room faced eastward. The spacious gardens around the Houses were unique in the City, and from their walls one could look eastward across the Anduin.
On March 15, 3019, many of the wounded from the Battle of the Pelennor Fields were brought to the Houses of Healing. The three most grievously wounded patients were Faramir, Eowyn, and Merry Brandybuck, who were all gravely ill as a result of their contact with the Nazgul. Aragorn asked the wise-woman Ioreth and the herb-master for athelas, but none was kept in the Houses for it was not known to have healing properties. At last some leaves were found in the City and Aragorn used it to revive the three patients.
The three patients remained in the Houses of Healing while Aragorn led the Host of the West to the Black Gate. Eowyn wished to leave the Houses of Healing and ride into battle soon after she awoke, but the Warden would not allow it. She appealed to Faramir but he agreed with the Warden, though he granted her desire to look eastward by inviting her to walk in the gardens. On March 25, Eowyn and Faramir were standing at the garden wall looking toward Mordor when the Shadow departed and the realm of Sauron fell.
Eowyn remained in the Houses of Healing for several days, troubled by her feelings for Aragorn. The Warden was worried about his patient and sent for Faramir. In the gardens of the Houses of Healing, Faramir asked Eowyn to marry him and at last she realized her true feelings and accepted. The Warden released her from his care, but Eowyn chose to remain in the Houses of Healing until her brother Eomer returned to Minas Tirith.
Names & Etymology:
The Sindarin name of the Houses of Healing may have been Bair Nestad or Bair Nestedrin. The word bair means "houses" from the singular bar. The word nestad means "healing," the gerund form of the verb nesta meaning "to heal."
Entry taken from: The Thain's Book
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