From: steevesm@woods.ulowell.edu
Subject: Re: Aes Sedai
Organization: University of Lowell
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:19:09 GMT

In article <1993Jan24.061047.18557@cc.gatech.edu>, erica@cc.gatech.edu (Erica Liebman) writes:

CAUTION!!!  SPOILERS...of a sort....

> 1. Rand, the dragon, is the son of the wife of the brother of the king
> who is the father of Lan.

NO!!!  Rand is an Aiel.  His mother was a Maiden of the spear, who came down,
while pregnant with Rand, and fought in the Aiel war.  She died on the Dragon
mount, where Tam found the baby and dead mother.

> 2. He has a brother who is part cousin of lan and part bad-guy/forsaken.
> He gets shot by Perrin who is a wolfbrother, can dream the wolf dream
> but has otherwise no special lineage or powers.

Ummm...I believe Isam is the cousin of Lan, not Luc.  Luc is the son of 
Tigraine.  Rand is an only child,.

> 3. Mat is Artur Pendreag OR Aemon reborn.  Whoever had the red eagle banner.
> He has picked up on this now, speaks old-tounge perfectly and remembers
> battles he ought not to.  He is the one most in control of Ta'verenishness
> and has a deathwish. He also has blown the horn and thus can do it again.
> (well, sort of)

No.  Artur Paendrag is one of the Heroes that is bound to the Horn of Valere.
Mat may be Aemon, but I don't see anything conclusive either way.

> 4. The name al'Thor probably means that Tam is descended from the old king
> Thorin mentioned in the books (ANOTHER REFERENCE TO LOTR!)

No.  Tam is clearly from Two Rivers.  Nynaeve has mentioned this in the
first two books somewhere.  Besides, how does that explain Egwene's last name
(al'Vere)???

BTW, who is Thorin???

> 5. Nynaeve is in love with Lan who is bonded to Morraine who plans to pass
> him off to her friend who plans to pass him off to Nynaeve given that
> Morraine has the intelligence to die soon.

Agreed.

> 7. Selene/Lanfear is one sick puppy-babe but is actually out to protect Rand
> for now.

Actually, I read that she wants to use Rand to kick out Ba'alzamon in some 
sorcerous coup d'etat.

> The song of the Tinkers is the song of Saidin which is also the song of
> the treebrothers? (Well, maybe).  Rand has to join the tinks with the
> aiels and get 'em humming the true song/way of the leaf. (You will know it
> luke, er perrin, er rand, when you hear it).

Ummm...the song of the Tinkers is probably not the song of Saidin, but may
be either the song (or related to) the Ogier's.  As for the Tinker/Aiel 
connection, they are the same people.  Just a little different on their outlook
on life....;)

> 10. The three women looking over Rand at the end (where he dies, hopefull
> old) are Elayne, Min and Lanfear. Just my guess.  If this is Aiel-ish thhis
> means that there better be some major bonding between the ladies before they
> force him to get married.  Probabilities on these three ladies becomeing
> GOOD friends are shall we say, limited.

I see it as Elayne, Egwene, and that Aiel chick that was forced into becoming
a Wise One (Rand manages to betroth himself to her in the last book).

> 11. Luc/Isam claimed to be the rightful heir of Andor.  I think that his
> mother's uncle was the one who cut down the tree, her brother made claim
> to the throne and his mother the one who married the king of Malkier's brother
> and later gave birth to Rand. (Whew!)  This means that Rand can claim also
> the throne of Andor, especially if he marries Elayne.

Luc and Isam are two different people.  Moiriane tells about them in the second
book when the writing on the wall after Fain is freed is read.

> 14. Beautiful Galad, clearly a rip off of Arthur's galahad, is the love
> interest for Egwene, is either the brother of/son-of/cousin of Morraine.
> He is, however, getting corrupted by the children of the light and may
> be involved in the plot which overthrew the amarylin seat. No, checking my
> appendix, I note that he is the son of the missing Tigraine, but again is
> tied to the throne of Andor.

I see Gawyn as the love interest of Egwene (possibly her warder).  Galad in
the Whitecloaks is an interesting possiblity, though....

Well, there's how I see it....

-darkelf
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