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«Las manos del Rey son manos que sanan»,
dijo Ioreth, mujer sabia de Gondor.
Al hacer presente este recuerdo del pasado de su país,
Ioreth no sólo ayudó a salvar la vida
a varios de los principales personajes del «Señor de los Anillos»,
sino también expresó una creencia que estuvo extendida
en algunas zonas de Europa occidental, igual que en la Tierra Media. […]
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Copyright:
Reprinted from ‘Beyond Bree’,
Newsletter of
the Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group,
issue of July 1986.
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«The hands of a king
are the hands of a healer,»
said Ioreth, wisewoman of Gondor.
In recalling this bit of lore from her country’s past,
Ioreth helped to save the lives of some
of the most prominent characters
of The Lord of the Rings.
She also voiced a belief
which was once widespread
in some areas of western Europe
as well as in Middle-earth. […]
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The White Tree of Gondor
stood as a symbol of Gondor
in the Court of the Fountain
in Minas Tirith. […]
‘Yet,’ said Denethor, ‘we should not lightly abandon the outer defences, the Rammas made with so great a labour. And the Enemy must pay dearly for the crossing of the River. That he cannot do, in force to assail the City, either north of Cair Andros because of the marshes, or southwards towards […]
‘Then I will declare my doom,’
said Faramir.
‘As for you, Frodo,
in so far as lies in me under higher authority,
I declare you free in the realm of Gondor
to the furthest of its ancient bounds;
save only that neither you nor any that […]
The old man laid the sword along his lap,
and Pippin put his hand to the hilt,
and said slowly after Denethor: […]
