tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post1723640406115856396..comments2024-01-14T15:52:43.644-05:00Comments on The Thirteenth Depository - A Wheel of Time Blog: The Age of LegendsDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610557134981958201noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-35334459295064407412011-01-13T11:58:49.870-05:002011-01-13T11:58:49.870-05:00"As an aside, for those who think that Lanfea..."As an aside, for those who think that Lanfear was in some way twisted against her will by being involved in drilling the Bore---I have heard the theory advanced---of all those involved in the project, she was the only major figure to go over to the Shadow. She was ripe for the Shadow's plucking long before the Bore was drilled." -- Robert Jordan according to http://13depository.blogspot.com/2009/03/tor-questions-of-week.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632915495120662010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-12895781824999557312010-07-21T15:37:21.665-04:002010-07-21T15:37:21.665-04:00I still see some creepiness in it. Perhaps it'...I still see some creepiness in it. Perhaps it's my knowledge of how impossible a Utopia would be, or maybe it's just the Mat in me that would find such a structured society uncomfortable.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-81170566890190975602010-07-18T17:23:19.571-04:002010-07-18T17:23:19.571-04:00Jsck: Jordan describes the society of the Age of L...Jsck: Jordan describes the society of the Age of Legends as Utopian, but of course people are still going to be good and/or bad as ever. In that sociedty, they had less grievance or justification for violent or criminal tendencies.<br /><br />I noted the stratification that existed in my essay above. <br /><br />There was choice in profession: the guide and TSR speak of having the choice to become Aes Sedai or not. Since theirs was one of the most important functions, and yet some chose not to do it, people must have had choice in other careers as well.<br /><br />Child soldiers during the War shows the depths to which that Age sank after the Bore was drilled, and how desperately fought the War was.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-33755788995894976952010-07-15T14:31:20.069-04:002010-07-15T14:31:20.069-04:00During my latest listen-through of the Wheel of Ti...During my latest listen-through of the Wheel of Time, I detected a couple of darker undercurrents to the Age of Legends, which suggest to me that the Utopian view of the era might be somewhat of an historical whitewashing.<br /><br />The person who knocked the Da'shain down in Rand's viewing always seemed incongruous to me. He reacted very harshly, until noticing that Rand was Aiel - at which point his face became white and he became very, very helpful. Genuine shame and remorse could have caused that reaction, but it's more often a response of fear.<br /><br />I think Jordan was trying to point out that no matter how 'perfect' the society, human nature is still violent and selfish. That is, after all, the ultimate deathblow to all Utopian ideals.(This also raises in my mind the question of whether Mierin's freeing the Dark One was truly accidental. She survived the Bore, whereas her partner did not. That seems suspicious.)<br /><br />Further, in a previous viewing, Rand-Aiel was captivated by the sight of a soldier, and note what it said: the young man had been chosen to be a soldier at a young age, certainly before he could make an informed decision himself. The government in the Age of Legends could be called efficient, but it could also be called controlling to the point of tyrannical. How else does one describe a place where children are pressed into the military so young that a 16-year-old appears as a haunted veteran? (Ender's Game?) This was obviously after the Collapse, but on the other hand, there is nothing in the texts suggesting that people were allowed to choose their professions.<br /><br />The Age of Legends appears to me a very comfortable place to live - as long as you stay in line and do as you're told. And what we see in these books is that the heroes of the current Age are those who do the exact opposite.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-60535350819797944382010-07-08T10:00:18.382-04:002010-07-08T10:00:18.382-04:00Dear Dominic,
[I contact you by comment because I...Dear Dominic,<br /><br />[I contact you by comment because I didn’t find any other way to do it.]<br /><br />I would like to introduce to you Mperience (www.mperience.com), a web<br />platform on which you can share in a brand new way movies, tv-series,<br />music, art, and books. It also allows you to blend videos of artistic<br />content with your own words, simply creating short stories called Memes<br />that you can spread to a wide audience by a simple click.<br /><br />As you can see, we have many themes in common with your blog and we<br />would like to publish on Mperience some of your articles.<br />Actually we already inserted your post [The Age of Legends] on our page dedicated<br />to Legends(http://www.mperience.com/view/Legends_(book))<br />We’ll appreciate if you’ll put on your blog the Mperience’s reference,<br />just copying and pasting a html code that I’ll give you in a second<br />moment...<br /><br />I hope that we could keep in touch and collaborate also in the future.<br />So, if you are interested, please don’t hesitate to contact me for further<br />information, questions or suggestions.<br /><br />Mirna<br />Mperience<br />mirna.gvozdenovic@mperience.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800595894586984886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-67562338453463382722010-01-19T21:10:09.382-05:002010-01-19T21:10:09.382-05:00Another name of an AoL figure seems to be Torhs Ma...Another name of an AoL figure seems to be Torhs Margin (or Torhs the Broken):<br /><br />"How would you beat her, Nynaeve?" Rand asked. "She won't be goaded into fighting me, like Rahvin or Sammael were. She won't be easily trapped either. Graendal understands people better than anyone. Twisted she may be, but she is crafty, and should not be underestimated. Torhs Margin made that mistake, I recall, and you know his fate."<br /><br />Min frowned. "Who?" she asked, looking at Nynaeve. The Aes Sedai shrugged.<br /><br />Rand glanced at them. "I believe in history he was known at Torhs the Broken."JDH1973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16494965142927122611noreply@blogger.com