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'''Ioreth''' was the eldest of the women who served in [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]]'s [[Houses of Healing]], whose remembrance of old lore helped restore the health of [[Faramir|Faramir]]. She came originally from [[Imloth Melui]] in [[Lossarnach]]. She also was very talkative.
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}}'''Ioreth''' was a woman of [[Gondor]] during the [[War of the Ring]].
 
==History==
Ioreth was originally from [[Imloth Melui]] in [[Lossarnach]], but moved to [[Minas Tirith]] and worked in the [[Houses of Healing]]. By {{TA|3019}} she was the oldest woman working there and was well versed in old lore, which helped restore the health of [[Faramir]]. She was very talkative, which annoyed [[Aragorn]] and [[Gandalf]].<ref>{{RK|Houses}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''Ioreth'' means "Old Woman"; ''[[iaur]]'' "old" plus feminine ending ''[[-eth]]''
''Ioreth'' means "old woman" in [[Sindarin]]; ''[[iaur]]'' "old" plus feminine ending ''[[-eth]]''. In draft, Tolkien had spelt her name ''Yoreth''.<ref name=Joukes>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Mr Joukes 28 August 1967|Letter to a Mr. Joukes dated August 28, 1967]]", published in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 579</ref>
 
Like "[[Gamling]]", it was specifically chosen to suit the character of the old nurse.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "Letter to a Mr. Joukes dated [[August 28]], [[1967]]", published in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', page 579</ref>


Note that the name has the same meaning with "[[Priscilla]]"
Like "[[Gamling]]", it was specifically chosen to suit the character of the old nurse.<ref name=Joukes/>


==Portrayal in Adaptations==
==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''1956: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1956 radio series)]]'':'''
'''1956: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1956 radio series)]]'':'''
:[[Prunella Scales]] is credited as Ioreth in the fifth episode of the second run, "Minas Tirith and Mount Doom".<ref name="RT1727">Radio Times, Volume 133, No. 1727, [[December 14]], [[1956]]</ref> As Scales was in her twenties at the time, it is unknown to what extent the "old lady" aspect was used.
:[[Prunella Scales]] is credited as Ioreth in the fifth episode of the second run, "Minas Tirith and Mount Doom".<ref name="RT1727">Radio Times, Volume 133, No. 1727, [[14 December|December 14]], [[1956]]</ref> As Scales was in her twenties at the time, it is unknown to what extent the "old lady" aspect was used.


'''1979: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)]]'':'''
'''1979: [[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''
:[[Pat Franklyn]] is creidted as "The Old Woman". She is not referred to as Ioreth at any time, but here lines are lifted from Ioreth's.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)]]'', "[[The Sword That Was Broken... New Forged]]"</ref>
:[[Pat Franklyn]] is credited as "The Old Woman". She is not referred to as Ioreth at any time, but her lines are lifted from Ioreth's.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1979 radio series)]], "[[The Sword That Was Broken... New Forged]]"</ref>


'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]]'':'''
'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:[[Pauline Letts]] plays Ioreth.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]]'', "[[The Battle of Pelennor Fields (episode)]]"</ref>
:[[Pauline Letts]] plays Ioreth.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]], "[[The Battle of Pelennor Fields (episode)]]"</ref>


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Revision as of 12:25, 9 February 2014

Ioreth
Gondorian
Art by Christina Wald
Biographical Information
PositionHealer in Houses of Healing
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
BirthLate Third Age
Lossarnach
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Ioreth

Ioreth was a woman of Gondor during the War of the Ring.

History

Ioreth was originally from Imloth Melui in Lossarnach, but moved to Minas Tirith and worked in the Houses of Healing. By T.A. 3019 she was the oldest woman working there and was well versed in old lore, which helped restore the health of Faramir. She was very talkative, which annoyed Aragorn and Gandalf.[1]

Etymology

Ioreth means "old woman" in Sindarin; iaur "old" plus feminine ending -eth. In draft, Tolkien had spelt her name Yoreth.[2]

Like "Gamling", it was specifically chosen to suit the character of the old nurse.[2]

Portrayal in Adaptations

1956: The Lord of the Rings (1956 radio series):

Prunella Scales is credited as Ioreth in the fifth episode of the second run, "Minas Tirith and Mount Doom".[3] As Scales was in her twenties at the time, it is unknown to what extent the "old lady" aspect was used.

1979: The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series):

Pat Franklyn is credited as "The Old Woman". She is not referred to as Ioreth at any time, but her lines are lifted from Ioreth's.[4]

1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):

Pauline Letts plays Ioreth.[5]

References