Topical Index : Mat Cauthon and Shen al Calhar - the Band of the Red Hand

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Mat (Matrim) Cauthon

Origins: Mat is the son of villagers of the Two Rivers District of Andor

Resources:

• Age
• Prophecies related to Mat Cauthon
• The Aelfinn's Answers to Mat’s questions
• Egwene’s dream about Mat
• Lidya's Foretelling about Tuon and Mat
• Min’s viewing of an red eagle, an eye on a balance scale, a dagger with a ruby, a horn, and a laughing face for Mat
• Min’s viewing that Egwene is linked to Rand, and Perrin, and Mat, and Galad in the future
• Perrin's Wolf-Dream vision about Mat choosing a path leading to his hat and ashandarei
• Perrin’s Wolf-Dream vision about Mat fighting himself and an assassin creeping up on him
• Perrin's Wolf-Dream vision about Mat dicing with Ba’alzamon
• Perrin's Wolf-Dream vision about Mat snarling, naked and bound with his ashandarei, with his foxhead medallion around his neck
• Prophecy that Fortune rides high with Mat who makes the ravens fly and steals the moons
• Prophecy that Mat the fox marries the raven in the Last Days.
• Prophecy that when the right hand falters and the left hand strays the world comes to the Crossroads of Twilight and everything is finely balanced
• Possible sources for this character’s name
• Into the Woods motif
• Mat's Symbols

Topics related to Mat:
Great General
The Maiming of Mat
Mat and military intelligence
Mat and the Bubble of Evil
Mat, Inspiration for
Mat's attitude to Jain and his stories
Mat's character development
Mat’s death
Mat’s dreams, protection of
Mat's Foxhead Medallion and channelling
Mat’s luck, origin of
Mat’s medallion and channelling
Mat’s memories, origin of
Mat's roles
Mat's visions of Perrin and Rand
Moons on Mat’s ring
Tylin's rape of Mat

• Artillery:


• Mat, Aludra, fireworks and the development of artillery (main article)
• Mat's and Aludra's Gunpowder Weapons
• Mat’s ashandarei
• Mat's experiences with fireworks
• Mat's use of fireworks at the Stone of Tear
• Tactical Employment of Artillery

• Mat's Foxhead Medallion

• Mat and Games:
  • Mat and the game of Chop - see (Chop article)
  • Mat and Dice Games - see (Dice Games article)

• Mat and knowledge

Real Life Parallels of Mat – (full article)

• Celtic chieftain


• Dancing with Death/Danse Macabre
• Discussion of Mat's names in the Mat Essay


• Fool and Joker Motifs


• Fox symbolism in the Mat Essay


• Gambling


• Hero Figures
• Hornblower Figures
• Horses


• John Hay quotation about luck and gambling
• Julius Caesar quotation about dice
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• King of the Underworld Figures


• Luck

• Mat and the game of Chop - see (Chop article)
• Mat and Dice Games - see (Dice Games article)

• Mat and Fool symbolism
• Mat and Fool parallels
• Mat and the Fool Tarot card

• Mat and Hanged Man Tarot card parallels

• Mat and Jack playing card symbolism
• Mat and Jack playing card parallels
• Mat and Jack of Diamonds playing card symbolism

• Mat and Joker playing card symbolism
• Mat and Joker playing card parallels
• Mat and Joker symbolism

• Odin role of Mat in Aelfinn's and Ellfinn's world

• Saviour Figures
• Sir Dinadan -- parallel for Mat
• Three Wishes Joke
• Trickster Figures


• Wealth

Alphabetical Index of the Band's Soldiers and Officers

Admar
Alhandrin Torelvin

Belvyn
Bergevin
Brynt
Master Burdin
Lord Carlomin
Chel Vanin

• Character Analysis

Clintock
Connl
Corevin

Daerid Ondin

• Possible sources of inspiration for this character’s name

Lord Daricain Annallin Delarn
Dennel
Derry
Dongal

Edder
Lord Edorion Selorna
Lord Estean Andiama
Eyndel

Fergin

• Likely age
• Possible sources of inspiration for this character’s name

Filger

Gavid
Gorderan

Gufrin
Harnan

• Likely age

Harvell

Laandon
Ladwin
Lawdrin Mendair
Lawtin
Londraed
Lopin
Lussin

Macoll
Captain Madresin Mandevwin
Madwin
Mar
Melten
Metwyn

• Likely age

Lord Nalesean Aldiaya
Nerim
Noram

Lord Reimon
Riddem
Master Roidelle
Ryden

Sandip
Silvic
Slone Maddow

Tad Kandel
Lord Talmanes Delovinde

• Character analysis
• Likely age
• Character
• Role in the liberation of Cairhien
• Role in the Band of the Red Hand
• Hiring by King Roedran and dealings with Egwene
• Possible sources for this character’s name

Verdin
Wat
Will Reeve

Topics related to Shen al Calhar

The Band of the Red Hand

Real Life Parallels of Shen an Calhar:

• Fianna
• Francis Marion’s guerrillas
• O’Neill emblem
• Prussian Order of the Red Eagle
• Red Eagle of Manetheren
• Shen an Calhar name
• Shen dragon
• Ulster emblem
• White Eagle of Poland