I think it must have to do with the Arthurian legends.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 01/09/2010 01:26:31 AM
It seems like the most logical explanation... that RJ came up with the Arthurian "Three in a boat, and he who is dead yet lives" bit first, and worked backwards from there. Though as I'm not sure who the three women in the Arthurian legends are other than Morgan le Fay, and as some versions seem to have four women, further analysis is difficult. 
It's tempting to equate Elayne with Guinevere and Min with Morgan le Fay, but as Guinevere isn't supposed to have been in that boat in any version, as far as I'm aware, that might be a stretch, and in any case it's not immediately clear who Aviendha would have to be then.
It's tempting to equate Elayne with Guinevere and Min with Morgan le Fay, but as Guinevere isn't supposed to have been in that boat in any version, as far as I'm aware, that might be a stretch, and in any case it's not immediately clear who Aviendha would have to be then.
Why does Rand have 3 wives?
- 31/08/2010 05:26:04 PM
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- 31/08/2010 07:18:42 PM
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I actually like Aviendha, but I also think her role could be combined or minimized
- 31/08/2010 08:02:52 PM
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I am approaching this from the angle of the overall story and structure
- 31/08/2010 07:32:54 PM
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I think it must have to do with the Arthurian legends.
- 01/09/2010 01:26:31 AM
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Isn't one in some versions actually named Elayne? Also say Egwene al'Vere really fast and you get... *NM*
- 01/09/2010 02:19:38 AM
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There are Elaines in Arthurian legends, yeah, but they're involved with Lancelot more than Arthur.
- 01/09/2010 02:24:56 PM
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Yeah...
- 01/09/2010 02:58:36 AM
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You're right that Moiraine, Nynaeve and Cadsuane would make a better fit.
- 01/09/2010 02:28:04 PM
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Huh?
- 02/09/2010 06:18:08 AM
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I think you misunderstand.
- 02/09/2010 02:44:16 PM
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He does
- 03/09/2010 03:03:17 AM
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Re: He does
- 03/09/2010 12:48:02 PM
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Re: He does
- 04/09/2010 12:16:34 AM
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I think you need another edit to clean up the double-post-within-a-post a bit. Very interesting! *NM*
- 04/09/2010 01:45:45 PM
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Very interesting! *NM*
- 04/09/2010 01:45:45 PM
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Morgan le Fay = Meirin IMO, not Min. *NM*
- 01/09/2010 05:05:25 AM
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Yeah, I meant if I had to pick from those three. Otherwise, there are better candidates. *NM*
- 01/09/2010 02:23:50 PM
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Well, RJ dated two women at once - and they were cool with it - but there's more
- 01/09/2010 02:57:38 AM
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- 01/09/2010 03:22:18 AM
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