How can Aragorn heal?

Aragorn crushed the leaves of an Athelas plant, a seemingly useless herb that grew in Gondor, and stirred them in a bowl of warm water. The sweet scent of the herb awoke Faramir from his fever. Faramir immediately affirmed Aragorn as his superior and king.
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Can Aragorn heal people?

A thought I wanted to share and discuss with you all is the following: In the Houses of Healing, Aragorn was able to heal Faramir after his injury from the Southron's arrow, but more impressively, he is able to heal Eowyn and Merry from their injuries sustained by the Witch-king of Angmar, Sauron's greatest captain.
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How does Aragorn treat Frodo's injury?

Aragorn uses the athelas plant in order to subdue the pain that Frodo has when he was poisoned by the Witch king's bladde.
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How did Aragorn heal Faramir?

It may be that Aragorn is able to call Faramir back from his journey towards death by this means but the healing is made complete when Bergil arrives with athelas. Aragorn crushes two leaves and casts them into a bowl of water and life is restored to both the healer and the one who is near to death.
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Did Aragorn have special powers?

Aragorn possessed Elven wisdom due to his childhood in Rivendell with Elrond and the foresight of the Dúnedain. He was also a skilled healer, notably with the plant Athelas (also known as Kingsfoil).
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LOTR Return of the King - Aragorn heals Eowyn



Why can Aragorn live so long?

The royal blood that flows through the veins of the Dúnedain allows them to live three times as long as normal Men. Aragorn's heritage is the reason for his longevity, and he's not the only Lord of the Rings character to benefit from being one of the Dúnedain.
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How good of a fighter is Aragorn?

Aragorn was easily the best swordsman in all of Middle-Earth at the time. Having the Numenorean blessing of unnaturally long life, Aragorn has had decades of experience fighting all sorts of foul creatures. Coming into The Lord of the Rings, he was more than prepared to take down the servants of Sauron.
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How did Aragorn heal Éowyn?

The sweet scent of the herb awoke Faramir from his fever. Faramir immediately affirmed Aragorn as his superior and king. Aragorn then tended to Éowyn and Merry, who both returned to consciousness when Aragorn touched and kissed them. All through the night, Aragorn healed the wounded of the city.
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Who heals Éowyn?

Description: An event in the aftermath of the Siege of Minas Tirith; see that entry for an overview: But Aragorn came to Éowyn, and he said: 'Here there is a grievous hurt and a heavy blow.
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Who did Faramir marry?

After the funeral of Théoden, Faramir married Éowyn in Edoras. After their marriage, the two settled in Emyn Arnen, where they had at least one son, named Elboron. Elboron would succeed Faramir as Steward of Gondor, Prince of Ithilien, and Lord of Emyn Arnen, after Faramir's death in FO 82.
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Is kingsfoil a real plant?

Some of the plants in Tolkien's world are familiar: chestnuts, oaks and lillies. Others — like "Elanor" or "Kingsfoil" — are invented but are still rooted in sound botanical principles, Walter says.
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How did Elrond heal Frodo?

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the Witch-king uses the Morgul-knife, referred to as the "Morgul-blade", to wound Frodo as in the book.
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What spell did tauriel use?

However, in the second Hobbit movie, Tauriel -- an elf and certainly not a queen -- successfully uses kingsfoil to help someone recover from a pretty serious magical wound. We know Tauriel was invented by Peter Jackson.
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What is the Black Breath Lord of the Rings?

The Black Breath or Black Shadow was a weapon used by the Nazgûl. The Ringwraiths' breath was poisonous and could overpower those affected by it. This evil blight caused their victims to slip into a dark cold sleep and never recover.
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How did Éowyn get injured?

The Nazgûl leader's flying steed attacks Éowyn, but she kills it, cutting off its head with her sword. The Nazgûl then shatters her shield and breaks her shield-arm with his mace, but is distracted by Merry, who stabs him behind the knee with a barrow-blade.
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Who was Eomer crying over?

Eomer is a hardened soldier but cries out a powerful roar when he sees his little sister lying seemingly dead on the battlefield when he thought she was safe and sound back at the camp. He's not a warrior here. He's a brother.
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What happens to Éowyn at the end of The Lord of the Rings?

Her constitution already severely weakened by her loneliness and despair, combined with her physical injuries, Éowyn succumbed to a severe case of the Black Breath. Théoden, not knowing that she was nearby, told Merry with his dying words that she had been "dearer than daughter" to him.
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Where are the Houses of Healing LOTR?

The Houses of Healing was an infirmary in Minas Tirith. The Houses were surrounded by lawns and trees, set near to the Citadel-gate and the southward wall in the sixth circle of Minas Tirith. The chief healer was the Warden of the Houses of Healing.
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What does Aragorn say to Éowyn when he leaves?

When Aragorn leads his company away from Edoras towards the Dwimorberg, the haunted mountain, and the Paths of the Dead, he leaves Éowyn behind him, his last words to her nothing more than, “Nay, lady”.
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Did Aragorn lead Éowyn on?

I've just finished the movies and I heard so much about how Aragron lead Eowyn on, it's no wonder she fell for him. And I didn't really get that? The one scene where I could kind of see it was when he drinks what she offered but even then he didn't even talk to her.
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Who is more powerful Legolas or Aragorn?

Originally Answered: Who was more powerful: Aragorn or Legolas? Legolas hands down. Legolas is a Elf prince and has years of combat under his belt.
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Who is the strongest fighter in LOTR?

Lord Of The Rings: The 10 Best Warriors, Ranked
  1. 1 Aragorn. There are some key differences between Aragorn in the books and Aragorn in the movies, and one of them is that Aragorn in the books is shown over and over to be the best warrior around.
  2. 2 Legolas. ...
  3. 3 Gimli. ...
  4. 4 Gandalf. ...
  5. 5 Haldir. ...
  6. 6 Boromir. ...
  7. 7 Eomer. ...
  8. 8 Faramir. ...
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Who is the strongest warrior in Lord of the Rings?

Húrin is a fictional character in the Middle-earth legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien. He is introduced in The Silmarillion as a hero of Men during the First Age, said to be the greatest warrior of both the Edain and all the other Men in Middle-earth.
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