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Overview
Ioreth is an elderly Gondorian healer from Lossarnach who works in Minas Tirith. Tolkien Gateway describes her as the oldest woman serving in the Houses of Healing during the War of the Ring, knowledgeable in inherited lore and notably talkative.
Seeing Faramir’s illness, she recalls the tradition connecting kingship with healing. Gandalf hears her and brings Aragorn to the sick, making her remembered lore consequential despite the irritation her chatter causes. The specialist account traces her Sindarin name to an expression meaning old woman and records Yoreth as an earlier spelling, distinguishing literary naming evidence from later adaptations.
First appearances & development
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Canon & continuity
Tolkien Gateway literary account.
Selected bibliography
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The Return of the King
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- Attributed specialist referenceIoreth — Tolkien GatewayResearch access: 2026-10-21
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