The hands of a king is the hands of a healer??? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Selmo · 01-22-2003, 06:20 AM

The hands of the King are the hands of a healer but I don't think that the King was expected to cure all illnesses.

In England, until the 17th century, the King had to show his healing abilities but only once a year, on Maundy Thursday, with a very small group of people with only one disease, known as The King's Evil. It is a form of tuberculosis, called scrofula.

Maybe Aragorn was simillarly limited, able to cure only a few diseases or injuries on special occasions.

[ January 22, 2003: Message edited by: Selmo ]

01-22-2003, 06:20 AM	#10
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	The hands of the King are the hands of a healer but I don't think that the King was expected to cure all illnesses. In England, until the 17th century, the King had to show his healing abilities but only once a year, on Maundy Thursday, with a very small group of people with only one disease, known as The King's Evil. It is a form of tuberculosis, called scrofula. Maybe Aragorn was simillarly limited, able to cure only a few diseases or injuries on special occasions. [ January 22, 2003: Message edited by: Selmo ]