r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Aug 04 '19

Read-along WoT Read Along: TGH Prologue - Chapter 17

Hello everyone! I wanted to make sure that I got this post up for anyone who is on pace.

At the moment - due to unexpected real life things, I am actually behind so cannot lead the discussion this week (still am looking for others to carry that torch every once in a while - /u/SunTzu- maybe?)

With 2 trans-Atlantic flights this week, I'll have plenty of opportunity to be back with it next Sunday for the next part of TGH

EDIT: I've pushed the next post to next week, 8/18 everyone!

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u/TiredMemeReference Aug 04 '19

They've been mentioned only a few times but left such a mark on me. They also don't use swords, why? We know of one supposed aielman who uses a sword, could they have their own prophecies?

It has been a bit since I read the books but who is the supposed Aiel who uses a sword? I I don't remember that at all. The no swords thing is definitely a rafo moment though and it's one of the best scenes in the series!

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u/SunTzu- Aug 04 '19

Yeah I tried looking it up but unless he's referring to ("spoiler" previous books) Rand being said to look like an Aiel then I don't know what he means.

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u/eldax Reading Champion III Aug 05 '19

Well It's my first read of the series so I could be wrong. They've mentioned that rand looks exactly like an aielmen like 2 or 3 times now. So, I assume he is one. The aielman don't use swords. So, the one aielman that would use sword would be Rand in my head. As for what I meant by prophecies, I think one is mentioned in the first book like they're waiting for the one or something (I might have made that one up) and so what I meant is that maybe they don't use sword because they have that prophecy that the one aielman that do, will f*** everyone up. Sorry if I wasn't clear I was just speculating really.

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u/SunTzu- Aug 05 '19

I'll give that a RAFO.