tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post5467250219217583316..comments2024-01-14T15:52:43.644-05:00Comments on The Thirteenth Depository - A Wheel of Time Blog: Why Cheap Cuendillar?Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610557134981958201noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-36459320321049345592017-09-14T15:39:31.066-04:002017-09-14T15:39:31.066-04:00Another question to ask when wondering why more Cu...Another question to ask when wondering why more Cuendillar wasn't used during the War of Power is what the effect is of shocklances. If they are like say the Goa'uld staff weapons they could be used to disturb peoples footing, making impervious armour less powerfull.<br /><br />A big question I have is what the effect balefire has on Cuendillar. It isn't destroyed by being touched by it, but does it stop it. We saw the statue drop out of the ray in Tanchico. But did the statue block the ray so that the glass behind it was safe from the balefire until the time ripple caught up with the fact that the glass around it was destroyed and it would have fallen down before it was protected by the statue only to be destroyed by the balefire anyway. If so, shields of Cuendillar would have helped a lot in the Final Battle. If not, the fact that Balefire was used a lot during the War of Power would also be a likely reason Cuendillar was not considered for use in the war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-20780674510792130912012-03-31T21:20:56.610-04:002012-03-31T21:20:56.610-04:00Perhaps Egwene discovered a new method of making c...Perhaps Egwene discovered a new method of making cuendillar. We've got evidence throughout the series that discoveries unknown in AOL are made in present time (a way to heal severing, unravelling a weave), so it's possible. Egwene's method being a new one would explain why cuendillar could be mass-produced now but not in AOL.Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-82488458278065169492012-03-30T22:36:13.044-04:002012-03-30T22:36:13.044-04:00Cuendillar is an interesting issue. Why wasn't...Cuendillar is an interesting issue. Why wasn't more use made of it in the War of Power? No one remarks on the weight of objects, so I don't think it's particularly heavy. <br /><br />Moghedien says that cuendillar was rare and a luxury even in the Age of Legends. There was the implication that it was difficult to make. This doesn't make sense since they were adept at linking to access specific skills and strengths in elements back then. And then Egwene develops a method that is tedious but not that difficult. Surely those in the Age of Legends could survive a little tedium. <br /><br />It seems somewhat of a plot hole.<br /><br />As for making swords from it, they seem to be more usually power-wrought - strengthened but still made of steel. Or the edges could be power-strengthened as Perrin's channellers are doing.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-8283259447716732142012-03-29T23:12:30.894-04:002012-03-29T23:12:30.894-04:00I just came upon this essay much later than the ot...I just came upon this essay much later than the other commenters, but I had to say: I always wondered why, during the War of Power, they didn't make swords of cuendillar? So much superior to metal, Power-wrought weapons...the only consideration that came to mind was that of the weight, and for some reason I was under the impression that cuendillar was a bit lighter than the metal it was created from. Just a thought.Timewalkerauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778971357539994544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-88961223234225947692010-10-25T20:24:56.784-04:002010-10-25T20:24:56.784-04:00All that's left to do is have someone determin...All that's left to do is have someone determine the weight of Cuendillar (almost all of it is too small to matter, so we can't tell from that. But the Harbor chains could reveal it later) so it can be see if it is light enough to be of any use as personal armor.Kathryn Oakenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07227202883491350150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-68855075236394262252009-09-01T01:08:59.077-04:002009-09-01T01:08:59.077-04:00I found the comment on making armor out of cuendil...I found the comment on making armor out of cuendillar too interesting to pass up- especially coupled with the accepted fact that Mat will harness gunpowder and revolutionize warfare (more than he already has). As has been pointed out on this blog, this will change the scope and devastation of warfare, but it would similarly put anyone who can channel in much more danger. While stopping an arrow or crossbow bolt in flight has been demonstrated (see LOC, Connecting Lines for one instance), stopping a bullet/slug would conceivably be much harder/impossible because of the velocity and size difference...<br /><br />Cuendillar armor would be a welcome accessory to anyone expecting assassination as well as going into battle (assuming that Mat's inventiveness extends beyond artillery to other firearms...)- could we conceivably see some (perhaps just the bigwigs) in TG to be clad in some sort of One Power Kevlar?'rewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099429027243675145noreply@blogger.com