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Why would they call themselves "Spears of the fictional creature"? Fanatic-Templar Send a noteboard - 18/06/2010 12:29:49 AM
If we take "siswai'aman" as meaning "Spears of the Dragon", we have a conclusion that there is an Old Tongue word for "Dragon", which is peculiar because "Dragon" is a word without meaning for Third Age people, aside from the title of Lews Therin Telamon, who would have obviously borne that title in the Old Tongue. So really, shouldn't "Dragon" already be the Old Tongue word for Dragon? Whence comes this 'aman' then?

Funny too, because I seem to remember that in order to dodge the use of the word "Dragon", dragonflies are called lacewings in The Wheel of Time.


Maybe "aman" is a word that is closer to "fictional creature"? Nothing that says "aman" was a word used specifically to mean Dragon.
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Forsaken translations Sidious - 17/06/2010 09:16:36 AM 2676 Views
Yeah... Etzel - 17/06/2010 09:31:15 AM 1919 Views
Semirhage is named as "The Lady of Pain" in KoD, by Rand... Shannow - 17/06/2010 11:14:56 AM 2282 Views
You are right... Etzel - 17/06/2010 11:31:05 AM 1815 Views
Do Semirhage & Bel'al actually mean those things or are they other nicknames? Cannoli - 17/06/2010 11:38:18 AM 1754 Views
On Be'lal Etzel - 17/06/2010 11:42:31 AM 1608 Views
Nice ideas! Sidious - 17/06/2010 02:10:43 PM 1730 Views
The beauty of a re-read is that there are so many little gems I'd forgotten darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 02:48:19 PM 1498 Views
Re: The beauty of a re-read is that there are so many little gems I'd forgotten Sidious - 17/06/2010 04:43:48 PM 1654 Views
Gai'shain = those sworn to peace in battle Great Lord of Chaos - 17/06/2010 09:22:02 PM 1582 Views
Gaidin = Brother to Battle ... which is what I think the OP meant to use darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 09:32:20 PM 1517 Views
Presumably he meant "Dai Shan", or "Battle Lord", as he said. Fanatic-Templar - 17/06/2010 10:37:07 PM 1576 Views
or that *NM* darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 10:45:49 PM 904 Views
About Aginor Ishamael - 17/06/2010 12:50:04 PM 2035 Views
Great! Sidious - 17/06/2010 02:11:47 PM 1711 Views
Some Old Tongue translations sylph - 17/06/2010 01:34:18 PM 1613 Views
ah Thanks! *NM* Sidious - 17/06/2010 02:12:00 PM 887 Views
Good luck with that DomA - 17/06/2010 02:36:36 PM 1692 Views
Re: Good luck with that Cynewulf - 17/06/2010 03:24:52 PM 1507 Views
Very interesting! Sidious - 17/06/2010 08:34:36 PM 1674 Views
As always, KOuellette - 20/06/2010 02:25:07 PM 1488 Views
I always thought Lanfear probably translated to something closer to a Moon translation darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 02:43:04 PM 1822 Views
it's the other way around... DomA - 17/06/2010 02:58:33 PM 1564 Views
good point darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 03:13:17 PM 1543 Views
Re: good point DomA - 17/06/2010 04:05:50 PM 1616 Views
Not to mention she STILL hasn't earned a 3rd (or in 4th) name darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 04:16:57 PM 1586 Views
What about Cyndane Sidious - 17/06/2010 04:48:03 PM 1505 Views
It must be her favorite one, since it's the only one she actually earned *NM* darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 05:43:41 PM 819 Views
Well she earned Mierin *NM* Sidious - 17/06/2010 08:27:05 PM 939 Views
how so? I figured mom and dad gave that one too her *NM* darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 08:36:24 PM 845 Views
she earned it by being born... ha! gotcha *NM* Sidious - 17/06/2010 08:39:10 PM 807 Views
HA! But technically I think her mother earned that *NM* darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 08:58:30 PM 731 Views
well she earned Eronaile by virtue of her genetics *NM* Sidious - 17/06/2010 09:04:36 PM 814 Views
Tee hee ... I'd credit her father on that one *NM* darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 09:31:19 PM 857 Views
Re: good point Sidious - 17/06/2010 04:47:01 PM 1649 Views
Again, a self-proclaimed ownership aimed at making her seem more impressive darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 05:55:12 PM 1579 Views
I disagree Etzel - 17/06/2010 06:20:08 PM 1620 Views
Personally I think that order was off the cuff darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 08:55:28 PM 1735 Views
Re: Personally I think that order was off the cuff Sidious - 17/06/2010 09:02:06 PM 1685 Views
Disagree darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 09:28:51 PM 1603 Views
Re: Disagree Sidious - 17/06/2010 09:41:23 PM 1579 Views
I'm not being very clear darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 10:14:10 PM 1569 Views
Re: I'm not being very clear Sidious - 18/06/2010 08:06:56 AM 4036 Views
Re: I'm not being very clear darius_sedai - 18/06/2010 03:33:12 PM 1574 Views
Re: I'm not being very clear Sidious - 18/06/2010 04:35:12 PM 1442 Views
The point isn't if Lanfear has the skill, it's that it was poorly shown. darius_sedai - 18/06/2010 05:31:11 PM 1603 Views
I think it's shown well Sidious - 18/06/2010 06:10:55 PM 1752 Views
your own examples show only OP prowess though! darius_sedai - 18/06/2010 06:54:38 PM 1690 Views
How can you say Semirhage didn't achieve anything? Rurouni_Kenshin - 18/06/2010 01:59:44 AM 1631 Views
I'm partial to Sammael myself. Fanatic-Templar - 18/06/2010 02:24:49 AM 1448 Views
The statement makes clear that those 6 were all quite impressive Etzel - 17/06/2010 10:51:49 PM 1395 Views
I don't see that bearing out in the text at all darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 10:57:36 PM 1591 Views
Well, with this point I don't disagree.. *NM* Etzel - 17/06/2010 11:10:34 PM 1502 Views
darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 11:12:58 PM 1618 Views
Lanfear's motives were never Shadow-driven FanEditor10 - 20/06/2010 06:47:22 PM 1636 Views
not ballsy, just psycho darius_sedai - 20/06/2010 07:25:46 PM 1611 Views
Like Etzel I don't agree Sidious - 17/06/2010 08:30:37 PM 1499 Views
I think she's a weak villain darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 08:58:01 PM 1471 Views
Re: I think she's a weak villain Sidious - 17/06/2010 09:03:47 PM 1550 Views
and slaughter the Seanchan empress on her own throne thowing the empire into chaos darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 09:30:27 PM 1594 Views
Semirhage has done more than anyone since Ishy destroyed the Ten Nations Rurouni_Kenshin - 18/06/2010 02:06:30 AM 1564 Views
Regarding "Demandred" ... Shishka - 17/06/2010 04:51:43 PM 1575 Views
I always thought it was a coincidence Sidious - 17/06/2010 08:32:39 PM 1832 Views
Lan/Lanfear isn't a coincidence... Gher - 18/06/2010 12:19:58 AM 1541 Views
Wow. I'm not quite sure where this came from... *NM* Gher - 18/06/2010 05:24:25 PM 786 Views
Re: Lan/Lanfear isn't a coincidence... FanEditor10 - 20/06/2010 07:01:55 PM 1635 Views
No, it was supposed to be a joke. Gher - 20/06/2010 07:23:19 PM 1586 Views
Re: No, it was supposed to be a joke. FanEditor10 - 21/06/2010 06:36:44 AM 1589 Views
Re: I always thought it was a coincidence DomA - 18/06/2010 05:20:11 PM 1608 Views
Perhaps Lan-fear meaning Night-Daughter would make more sense Lordling - 17/06/2010 06:00:35 PM 1605 Views
Interesting *NM* Sidious - 17/06/2010 08:33:03 PM 892 Views
Re: Perhaps Lan-fear meaning Night-Daughter would make more sense DomA - 18/06/2010 04:23:38 PM 1808 Views
Regarding "Far Dareis Mai" ... Shishka - 18/06/2010 05:28:41 PM 1495 Views
We also have din in Mera'din/Brotherless and far in Far Madding Lordling - 18/06/2010 08:16:14 PM 1594 Views
Re: Regarding "Far Dareis Mai" ... DomA - 20/06/2010 03:56:38 AM 1794 Views
And Dragon translations... Fanatic-Templar - 17/06/2010 10:53:02 PM 1715 Views
Re: And Dragon translations... darius_sedai - 17/06/2010 11:01:25 PM 1525 Views
Why would they call themselves "Spears of the fictional creature"? Fanatic-Templar - 18/06/2010 12:29:49 AM 1473 Views
It was meant as a joke, but really it could be some generic term rather than meaning darius_sedai - 18/06/2010 06:00:36 AM 1562 Views
Except that they don't know what a 'Dragon' is, except as it relates to Lews Therin/Rand Fanatic-Templar - 18/06/2010 05:11:30 PM 1518 Views
like I said, I was just making a joke of it ... you are quite right with "Rand's Spears" darius_sedai - 18/06/2010 05:32:42 PM 1344 Views
But of course the NT word for Dragon isn't Dragon DomA - 18/06/2010 05:45:34 PM 1759 Views
Ah yes, that sounds reasonable. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 18/06/2010 08:28:54 PM 843 Views
If "aman" is the Old Tongue name for Dragon, maybe "DEMANdred" contains a reference to Dragon too... Shannow - 20/06/2010 08:13:35 PM 1761 Views
"Dragon Wannabe" *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 20/06/2010 09:23:09 PM 694 Views
Lizard? *NM* Gher - 20/06/2010 10:04:21 PM 880 Views
"Scaled Worm"... though I doubt he'd take that name up in pride . *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 22/06/2010 01:23:03 AM 773 Views
It's probably too much to attempt to guess at the meanings of words... Fanatic-Templar - 17/06/2010 10:58:06 PM 1324 Views
A nice article about the Old Tongue and my ramblings Lordling - 18/06/2010 11:14:24 AM 7758 Views
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