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That raises an interesting question: Gher Send a noteboard - 13/10/2010 04:01:17 PM
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.
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attn: Etzel re: theories on the fulfillment of Rand's death prophecies - 12/10/2010 12:35:42 AM 1770 Views
You never noticed the Noteboard feature, did you? - 12/10/2010 03:37:53 AM 1023 Views
Actually, I made it a survey. - 12/10/2010 03:42:16 AM 958 Views
Horn Double Death - 12/10/2010 05:30:47 AM 1213 Views
If he dies when called by the Horn... - 12/10/2010 05:34:56 AM 884 Views
Re: If he dies when called by the Horn... - 12/10/2010 05:53:53 AM 893 Views
Re: If he dies when called by the Horn... - 12/10/2010 05:55:28 AM 907 Views
I just don't see that as Nynaeve's "area of expertise" - 13/10/2010 10:09:39 PM 976 Views
Nynaeve was the one who witnessed the weave, not Egwene. - 14/10/2010 12:38:14 AM 960 Views
Another Variation on the Horn - 13/10/2010 04:28:38 AM 908 Views
There's also the "ripped from TAR after death" theory, ala Birgitte (re how Rand lives again). - 12/10/2010 04:37:26 PM 1014 Views
That be my theory - 12/10/2010 04:45:55 PM 1088 Views
and from all other people - 12/10/2010 05:33:45 PM 1188 Views
And your point is? *NM* - 12/10/2010 05:35:35 PM 456 Views
It's not specifically your theory. or a theory that you thought of first..... *NM* - 13/10/2010 04:32:48 PM 449 Views
Nobody said I thought of it first. - 13/10/2010 04:36:45 PM 895 Views
Re: Nobody said I thought of it first. - 13/10/2010 06:27:29 PM 965 Views
It's the truth. - 13/10/2010 06:29:56 PM 896 Views
Think of it this way, Emma... - 13/10/2010 06:00:11 PM 1031 Views
Re: Think of it this way, Emma... *NM* - 13/10/2010 06:26:09 PM 512 Views
You could at least try not to contradict yourself. - 13/10/2010 06:29:11 PM 895 Views
Me being childish? - 13/10/2010 06:52:24 PM 933 Views
Some more thoughts ... - 12/10/2010 05:03:58 PM 1090 Views
I don't think it is necessary that Rand be a public figure as Elayne's husband. - 12/10/2010 05:08:10 PM 926 Views
It's not that I think it's necessary, per se ... - 12/10/2010 05:44:03 PM 1048 Views
On that particular point... - 12/10/2010 06:05:59 PM 1050 Views
That's reasonable speculation, I think ... - 12/10/2010 07:58:23 PM 953 Views
I don't know that Egwene's lack of recognition necessarily means anything... - 12/10/2010 08:07:11 PM 863 Views
Yep, I agree ... - 12/10/2010 09:18:57 PM 977 Views
By the way ... - 12/10/2010 10:07:49 PM 853 Views
But that is not the only prophecy of Rand's death. - 12/10/2010 10:13:50 PM 860 Views
Just playing devil's advocate here ... - 12/10/2010 10:58:40 PM 1057 Views
That raises an interesting question: - 13/10/2010 04:01:17 PM 981 Views
Re: That raises an interesting question: - 13/10/2010 05:57:39 PM 993 Views
IIRC... - 12/10/2010 07:58:39 PM 1115 Views
That is unfortunate. - 12/10/2010 08:02:18 PM 944 Views
Switching bodies with Logain is mine. *NM* - 13/10/2010 05:03:43 AM 478 Views
Are we doing that now? I call dibs on Be'laim. - 14/10/2010 04:32:59 PM 1019 Views
Body swap or Nynaeve heal seem the best bets to me. - 14/10/2010 04:42:16 PM 940 Views

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