![]() ![]() ![]() In Quenya, the term lasse also means "leaf". The term Athelas consists of the Sindarin terms athaya ("helpful, beneficial") and lass ("leaf"). Some Men of Gondor used an infusion of Athelas for headaches. After the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Aragorn used Athelas in the Houses of Healing to revive Faramir, Lady Éowyn, and the hobbit Merry, who were all under the shadow of the Black Breath. Additionally, Athelas was used after Moria when Aragorn tended to Frodo and Sam's injuries. The scent of the leaves also calmed the minds of the other Hobbits. When the Black Breath blows and death's shadow grows and all lights pass, come athelas! Come athelas! Life to the dying In the king's hand lying!Īragorn also used Athelas to ease the pain of Frodo's wound when he was stabbed by a Morgul-knife at the Weathertop camp. The rhyme of Gondorian lore about athelas went as follows: It was used by Aragorn when he secretly entered Minas Tirith upon his return to Gondor to heal those (such as Éowyn) who had been touched by the Black Breath, an act that enhanced his reputation and strengthened his claim to the crown. According to folklore in Gondor, it was especially powerful in the hands of the king. ![]() Athelas was first brought to Middle-earth by Númenóreans, but by the end of the Third Age the knowledge of its healing properties was lost among all but the Rangers of the North and the Elves, and it was commonly considered by most men and hobbits to be a useless weed.
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