Ok let's look at this again,
Name of possible source: Artur Paendrag Tanreall
Name of character he is a type and shadow of: Arthur Pendragon
Arthur means: Long Bear.
Pendragon means: Head of the dragon.
Arthur's father Uther Pendraon's banner: Golden Dragon
Of course we know that Rand AL'THOR also draws symbolism from Mr sword in the stone. Does that mean that only he can have a dragon banner? No, of course not, several of the characters in the WoT world draw from the same sources. If fact even from Arthurian legends there were several people who have a dragon on their banner. Since a particular animal generally is put on a banner to claim a certain characteristic for it's owner, it seems inevitable that the dragon will come up multiple times.
So anyway...maybe thats why he would have a sword with the symbol of the person he symbolizes.
Name of possible source: Artur Paendrag Tanreall
Name of character he is a type and shadow of: Arthur Pendragon
Arthur means: Long Bear.
Pendragon means: Head of the dragon.
Arthur's father Uther Pendraon's banner: Golden Dragon
Of course we know that Rand AL'THOR also draws symbolism from Mr sword in the stone. Does that mean that only he can have a dragon banner? No, of course not, several of the characters in the WoT world draw from the same sources. If fact even from Arthurian legends there were several people who have a dragon on their banner. Since a particular animal generally is put on a banner to claim a certain characteristic for it's owner, it seems inevitable that the dragon will come up multiple times.
So anyway...maybe thats why he would have a sword with the symbol of the person he symbolizes.
Plot relevance of the sword
- 06/09/2009 04:25:12 PM
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Great
- 06/09/2009 08:01:07 PM
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Re: Great
- 07/09/2009 04:02:53 AM
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Re: Great
- 07/09/2009 11:53:52 PM
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Ockham's Razor
- 08/09/2009 03:25:59 AM
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Re: Great
- 08/09/2009 10:57:13 PM
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I see that differently
- 09/09/2009 02:15:45 AM
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Re: I see that differently
- 09/09/2009 05:24:55 PM
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Nice
- 07/09/2009 02:46:36 AM
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Re: Nice
- 07/09/2009 04:00:53 AM
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? Yes, I am aware of this
- 07/09/2009 04:24:03 AM
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Re: ? Yes, I am aware of this
- 07/09/2009 03:36:45 PM
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I'd favor it being Justice, they probably tell us in the prologue
- 09/09/2009 05:46:37 PM
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My early theory: High Lord Turak
- 08/09/2009 08:11:24 PM
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All good points but a couple of puzzlers
- 09/09/2009 02:06:59 AM
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see above for part
- 09/09/2009 02:20:19 AM
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OK, I see what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I buy it
- 09/09/2009 12:14:10 PM
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Re: OK, I see what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I buy it
- 09/09/2009 02:59:30 PM
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No, He's giving me way more than I want.
- 09/09/2009 05:27:31 PM
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Additionally, re: Why the Dragons?
- 09/09/2009 03:08:27 PM
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Re: My early theory: High Lord Turak
- 09/09/2009 05:29:11 PM
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