In your theory (I just finished reading it), you mentiond Egwene's dream of a "man lay dying in a narrow bed, and it was important he not die, yet outside a funeral pyre was being built, and voices raised songs of joy and sadness". My take on that dream is, Rand's old/dead body is on the funeral pyre (as you suggested), and the "man who lay dying" is Rand in his new incarnation (having just been yanked from TAR looking different, or having just somehow survived in Moridin's body). And the fact that he looks different explains why Egwene doesn't recognize the dying man as Rand. As for why the new Rand lays dying ... either it's just after he was ripped from TAR, like Birgitte was dying before she was bonded, or he's only barely surviving in Moridin's body, and Nynaeve has some work to do to save him.
Does the Warder Bond apply to the body or the soul*? If it's just the body, then Rand would have to be re-bonded by Min, Elayne and Aviendha (and could escape Alanna's bond). If it's the soul, would Rand need another Bond to heal from being ripped from TAR?
*'Thread' might be a better term than 'soul'. If the soul returned to the soul pool the warder bond would obviously disappear. But if a soul was transmigrated or body-swapped, the warder bond might still stick around.
"And it breaks my heart to look around, and see the unimpressed; who can't believe the emperor is dressed"~Fastball
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attn: Etzel re: theories on the fulfillment of Rand's death prophecies
12/10/2010 12:35:42 AM
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Horn Double Death
12/10/2010 05:30:47 AM
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If he dies when called by the Horn...
12/10/2010 05:34:56 AM
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Re: If he dies when called by the Horn...
12/10/2010 05:53:53 AM
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Re: If he dies when called by the Horn...
12/10/2010 05:55:28 AM
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There's also the "ripped from TAR after death" theory, ala Birgitte (re how Rand lives again).
12/10/2010 04:37:26 PM
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That be my theory
12/10/2010 04:45:55 PM
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and from all other people
12/10/2010 05:33:45 PM
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And your point is? *NM*
12/10/2010 05:35:35 PM
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It's not specifically your theory. or a theory that you thought of first..... *NM*
13/10/2010 04:32:48 PM
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Nobody said I thought of it first.
13/10/2010 04:36:45 PM
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Think of it this way, Emma...
13/10/2010 06:00:11 PM
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Re: Think of it this way, Emma... *NM*
13/10/2010 06:26:09 PM
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Some more thoughts ...
12/10/2010 05:03:58 PM
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I don't think it is necessary that Rand be a public figure as Elayne's husband.
12/10/2010 05:08:10 PM
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It's not that I think it's necessary, per se ...
12/10/2010 05:44:03 PM
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On that particular point...
12/10/2010 06:05:59 PM
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That's reasonable speculation, I think ...
12/10/2010 07:58:23 PM
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I don't know that Egwene's lack of recognition necessarily means anything...
12/10/2010 08:07:11 PM
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Yep, I agree ...
12/10/2010 09:18:57 PM
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I'm not so sure the 'blood on the rocks' isn't a red herring any more.
13/10/2010 06:23:18 PM
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By the way ...
12/10/2010 10:07:49 PM
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That raises an interesting question:
13/10/2010 04:01:17 PM
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