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A little more evidence that Nynaeve is stronger than Semirhage darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 29/11/2009 12:12:37 AM
In perusing tGS I came across the chapter where Daigian is teach Nynaeve the 100 weaves, and something struck me. Nynaeve has suddenly had a couple of revelations... She can now sense the strength of other women AND she is no longer insecure about her strength. As you may recall from earlier books she was quite incapable of measuring Alivia's strength, and she was nervous around her because all she knew from others was that Alivia was stronger than her and that in Nynaeve's head she would have to stop Alivia from killing Rand... suddenly in tGS, Nynaeve has this to say

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"She herself was so strong in the Power -- one of the strongest alive -- that she often took little thought for her ability. It was much as a very tall man rarely paid attention to other people's heights; everyone else was shorter than he, and so their different heights didn't matter much."


I bring this up because I'm starting to believe that Nynaeve has had something of an epiphany since encountering Semirhage, and realizing that she herself is in fact stronger than yet another Forsaken. She already knew she matched Moghedien months prior, now she's been face to face with another woman who is supposed to be so far above them in strength and she at least matches her!

IMO if Semirhage was indeed stronger than Nynaeve we'd have heard some worry about it. Yes I know this is thin, but from Nynaeve's prior whining about Alivia and even her complaints about Talaan being her equal, I'm certain she would have had some additional commentary if Semirhage had in fact been the stronger of them.
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Female Forsaken strength : a new post - 19/11/2009 04:12:35 PM 1844 Views
Except... - 19/11/2009 04:26:32 PM 864 Views
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Glad to have you back. Now for the arguments to start! - 19/11/2009 04:29:01 PM 893 Views
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Actually, you are the one placing Lanfear immensely high, my list reduced the strength difference... - 19/11/2009 05:05:18 PM 965 Views
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Very good point *NM* - 20/11/2009 01:38:55 AM 392 Views
One possibility - 20/11/2009 03:18:55 AM 840 Views
All assumption - 20/11/2009 04:11:20 AM 783 Views
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Why? - 20/11/2009 03:17:51 PM 1391 Views
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How can you argue in such a way and still keep a straight face (presumably)... - 20/11/2009 05:07:39 PM 756 Views
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Your rankings hinge ENTIRELY on whether you have Graendal correctly placed. - 20/11/2009 03:24:22 PM 736 Views
Yeah... entirely - 20/11/2009 04:33:45 PM 716 Views
Okay, "entirely" was a bad choice of word. - 20/11/2009 09:57:52 PM 743 Views
Re: Okay, "entirely" was a bad choice of word. - 21/11/2009 10:48:16 AM 816 Views
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*correction*Re: Let me ask you this... - 23/12/2009 04:32:02 PM 755 Views
my comments w/ edit - 19/11/2009 04:37:27 PM 824 Views
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What ever happened to all teh info from wotmania? Especially the FAQs? *NM* - 19/11/2009 05:01:45 PM 549 Views
http://13depository.blogspot.com/ *NM* - 19/11/2009 05:31:01 PM 404 Views
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Agreed! This make more sense than the previous list *NM* - 20/11/2009 12:07:37 AM 446 Views
Too many levels - 20/11/2009 01:48:24 AM 843 Views
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Agree with nearly all - 20/11/2009 04:43:47 AM 712 Views
more hopefully to come - 20/11/2009 08:15:00 PM 697 Views
Thanks KCF, that's a great question to ask. - 20/11/2009 08:28:32 PM 938 Views
A little more evidence that Nynaeve is stronger than Semirhage - 29/11/2009 12:12:37 AM 742 Views
I agree that Graendal is the 2nd most powerful woman Forsaken - 29/11/2009 04:07:00 PM 692 Views
It's possible - 30/11/2009 08:23:28 PM 719 Views
Re: It's possible - 01/12/2009 06:18:56 PM 816 Views

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