tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post6633642985116797462..comments2024-01-14T15:52:43.644-05:00Comments on The Thirteenth Depository - A Wheel of Time Blog: Off-shore ProphecyDominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610557134981958201noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-87281450094565849722013-04-24T18:32:51.510-04:002013-04-24T18:32:51.510-04:00Yes, I think that the steam wagons are a threat an...Yes, I think that the steam wagons are a threat and an opportunity, which is to say that if/when the wagons are beginning to be commercial, the Sea Folk had better invest in the technology or they will have serious competition.<br /><br />I am aware of biblical reference the Sea Folk image and it is discusses in the <a href="http://13depository.blogspot.com/2009/02/there-are-no-beginnings-or-endingsthe.html" rel="nofollow">Eschatology</a> essay which I will be undertaking a major rewrite of once River of Souls is out. (Its 3 major sections will become 3 essays.)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767984732078916662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-57082545888191428442013-04-24T11:13:38.752-04:002013-04-24T11:13:38.752-04:00First time I've read this article, I think; go...First time I've read this article, I think; good stuff, Linda!<br /><br />It may be beyond the scope of this particular article, but of course the Aes Sedai "drying his feet with their hair" is also biblical imagery, recalling the story of the woman who washes Jesus' feet with perfume and her tears, and drys them with her hair.<br /><br />Like LordJuss, I always assumed the Sea Folk saw the possibility of the steam wagons for steamships, too. It may well be both - that they saw a threat and an opportunity in the new technology.Chris Cottinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012170996453011388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-3355677590958542722013-04-16T05:22:07.490-04:002013-04-16T05:22:07.490-04:00Nice update. I wondered if the Sea Folk interest i...Nice update. I wondered if the Sea Folk interest in the steam wagons was related to the creation of steam ships, so freeing them from the need to follow the winds. This could, in one interpretation, give them access to 'all the seas of the world'. <br /><br />According to The World of RJ's Wheel of Time, in the Age of Legends Travelling didn't make that much difference to trade and transport because there were never enough channellers to cover all that was needed (particularly since tying off gateways is so problematic). Given that, the sea folk are still in a strong position.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />LJ.LordJussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-76901973871609774262009-12-17T08:36:59.650-05:002009-12-17T08:36:59.650-05:00There's plenty of evidence that the Amayar are...There's plenty of evidence that the Amayar are another off shoot of the Da'shain Aiel. The similarity of outlook (life as a dream) is just one of these. Others include their physical similarity (fair skin, hair, blue eyes) and the similarity between the water way and the way of the leaf.<br /><br />Interestingly there are also hints of a link between the Da'shain and the inhabitants of the Kaensada Hills in Seanchan.LordJussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-85105558834197367622009-12-16T18:17:24.873-05:002009-12-16T18:17:24.873-05:00Interestingly, the Aiel also refer (once or twice)...Interestingly, the Aiel also refer (once or twice) to the their lives being dreams, and that death is waking from that dream. I don't recall the exact references off hand, but it makes you wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-75289557728305961352009-12-16T18:11:56.739-05:002009-12-16T18:11:56.739-05:00It was Siuan's handling of Rand (i.e. keep it ...It was Siuan's handling of Rand (i.e. keep it secret, let him run loose with Moiraine as advisor) that led to her stilling and subsequent splitting of the Tower into loyalists and rebels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833204375789249557.post-27155243968551085782009-12-16T14:22:35.042-05:002009-12-16T14:22:35.042-05:00"... the Tower broke ostensibly over Siuan..."... the Tower broke ostensibly over Siuan's handling of Rand."<br /><br />Did you mean, it's broken by Elaida's handling of Rand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com