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| Scene from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | |
| The Houses of Healing | |
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| Details | |
| Scene | 56 |
| Duration | 2:16 |
| Events | Pippin looks for Merry. Éowyn is found by Éomer and healed by Aragorn. |
| Characters | Pippin, Éomer, Éowyn, Aragorn, Gandalf, Faramir |
| Previous | Oaths Fulfilled |
| Next | Pippin Looks After Merry |
The Houses of Healing is the fifty-sixth scene of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition). This scene was not featured in the theatrical release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Synopsis
After the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, soldiers search the battlefield for the wounded and dead, among them is Pippin. He finds Merry's Elven cloak and fears he is dead. Éomer finds an unconscious Éowyn, who he had believed was safe in Edoras and brings her to the Houses of Healing. There she is healed by Aragorn. Éowyn sees Faramir who is also wounded and in the Houses of Healing.
Differences
This scene is based off The Houses of Healing, some events from The Pyre of Denethor are modified and included in this scene.
- Éomer saw Éowyn's body during the battle and believed her to be dead causing him and his army to fight even more fiercely.[1]
- Éowyn's body was brought to the Houses of Healing, Éomer did not discover that she was still alive until he asked Prince Imrahil where her body was and was told that she was still alive.[2]
- Pippin was sent by Gandalf to look for Merry.[2] He searched inside the city and found him inside the Gate of Minas Tirith.[1] In the subsequent scene (Pippin Looks After Merry) Pippin finds Merry in the Pelennor Fields.
- Aragorn was not in the Houses of Healing until Gandalf summoned him upon hearing the prophecy "The hands of a king are the hands of a healer".[1]
- Those who had suffered from the Black Breath were unable to be healed by any ruler but Aragorn. This is not shown in the movie.