[Eruanna]

Many of us are disappointed that the movie Haldir was slain, that he was not a tough Beleg-like marchward who was pulled still alive from a pile of corpses, and that he was not healed by Aragorn with athelas...

Well, I used a bit of herb lore in my modest Halfic and thought some of you might be thinking of herbal medicine in a fantasy world. This is true of anyone who writes of Elrond and his reputation as a healer.

From aphrodisiacs to love potions, from pain killers to the average headache remedy, the literary inspiration that can come of this site is limitless. Think of the tale of Tristan and Iseult and their ill-fated love potion. The magic brew to turn the Little Mermaid's tail into two legs. Fantasy/fairy stories are full of potions of this and that!

The marchwards in my AU tip their arrows with an essence made of poison flowers! Some flowers are very poisonous! My elves also drink a variety of fragrant flower teas!

Enjoy! --Eruanna

http://www.botanical.com/

[SpaceWeavil]

It is a handy thing to know about - I bought a couple of books on the subject when I was writing 'Alliance', (which is here on OSA and is MEFA nominated, just dropping that in), about Elrond in the Last Alliance. Actually that was one of the most enjoyable things about that story, working out the limits of medicine at that time, and what sort of things the elves would be able to understand, working from LaCE. My friend Joanne, who's a nurse, was a big help as well though.

[Neniel]

That is surely true! There is something special about a story that is as authentic as possible, and I think that includes wound-treating as well... Since most of the stories include a minor orc-warg-other evil creature attack, it is not a rare case either.

So thank you for the link, I'll make sure it will be put to good use (although most of what I've been writing lately is far from posting material). Still, it's more than useful!

Neniel

PS: If anyone's interested, I volunteer to offer any kind of practical advice on the subject, from what different kinds of stiches there are to how one can tell if a stomach wound is 100% fatal or just 50% fatal! (because let's face it, no one gets hit with an arrow and walks away with easily! lol)