One of my favorite scenes in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy is The Houses of Healing, a refuge for the battle-wounded and Shadow-oppressed. Inside, we find shieldmaiden Éowyn, who sustained severe combat injuries after being “pitted against a foe beyond the strength of her mind or body.”[1] In death’s clutches, she is ordered to stay in bed for at least ten days. But 36 hours later…

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