The Houses of Healing
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"The Houses of Healing" is a chapter in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" that focuses on the aftermath of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, highlighting Aragorn's healing powers and the recovery of key characters in Minas Tirith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Houses of Healing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10200507 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Houses of Healing Context triple: [Heir of Elendil, appearsIn, The Houses of Healing]
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A.
Doctor at Large
Doctor at Large is a 1957 British comedy film in the popular "Doctor" series, following the humorous misadventures of young doctors in training.
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B.
The Hospital
The Hospital is a 1971 satirical drama film that critiques the American medical system, starring George C. Scott as a beleaguered chief of medicine.
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C.
The Old Madhouse
The Old Madhouse is a novel by British artist and writer William De Morgan, known for its blend of social commentary, psychological insight, and late Victorian humor.
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D.
The House of Dr. Edwardes
The House of Dr. Edwardes is a 1927 psychological thriller novel by Francis Beeding that blends mystery and psychiatry, later famously adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Spellbound."
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E.
La maison du docteur
La maison du docteur is an early comic opera by Georges Bizet, notable as one of his first stage works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Houses of Healing Target entity description: "The Houses of Healing" is a chapter in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" that focuses on the aftermath of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, highlighting Aragorn's healing powers and the recovery of key characters in Minas Tirith.
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A.
Doctor at Large
Doctor at Large is a 1957 British comedy film in the popular "Doctor" series, following the humorous misadventures of young doctors in training.
-
B.
The Hospital
The Hospital is a 1971 satirical drama film that critiques the American medical system, starring George C. Scott as a beleaguered chief of medicine.
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C.
The Old Madhouse
The Old Madhouse is a novel by British artist and writer William De Morgan, known for its blend of social commentary, psychological insight, and late Victorian humor.
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D.
The House of Dr. Edwardes
The House of Dr. Edwardes is a 1927 psychological thriller novel by Francis Beeding that blends mystery and psychiatry, later famously adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Spellbound."
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E.
La maison du docteur
La maison du docteur is an early comic opera by Georges Bizet, notable as one of his first stage works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (book) ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend that the hands of the king are the hands of a healer ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | after the Battle of the Pelennor Fields ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
herbs and healing lore
ⓘ
sleep and awakening ⓘ |
| depicts |
Aragorn healing Faramir
ⓘ
Aragorn healing Merry ⓘ Aragorn healing Éowyn ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Aragorn's role as rightful king of Gondor
ⓘ
cost of war on individuals ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aragorn
ⓘ
Faramir ⓘ Gandalf ⓘ Meriadoc Brandybuck ⓘ Peregrin Took ⓘ Éowyn ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Houses of Healing (hospital of Minas Tirith) ⓘ |
| focusesOn | aftermath of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| highlights |
Aragorn's healing powers
ⓘ
recovery of key characters ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Aragorn entering Minas Tirith in disguise
ⓘ
recognition of the true king by his healing hands ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | transition from battle to restoration ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Return of the King ⓘ |
| publicationContext | first published within The Return of the King in 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | George Allen & Unwin ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
The Last Debate ⓘ The Siege of Gondor ⓘ |
| setIn |
Gondor
ⓘ
Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| shows | Aragorn using athelas ⓘ |
| theme |
healing
ⓘ
hope after war ⓘ kingship ⓘ mercy and compassion ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth ⓘ |
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Subject: The Houses of Healing Description of subject: "The Houses of Healing" is a chapter in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" that focuses on the aftermath of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, highlighting Aragorn's healing powers and the recovery of key characters in Minas Tirith.
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