"Real" ethnicity of the Aiel

[callandor]

Well, in two days is Día de los muertos (day of the dead) that is gonna be celbrated in mexico. in school i saw a video on it in spanish, and some guy said something intersting. he said something like this (in spanish) "We mexicans don't fear death- we welcome it" Thats not exactly what he said, but it is close enough. Now, the Aiel also "welcome death". that got me thinking... what if the aiel are redhaired mexicans!?!

 

feel free to agree. ;)

[Vambram]

Hmmm, interesting.  8)

[Kadere]

The Aiel are a combination of elements from the Apache, the Zulu, the Bedouin and some that RJ came up with himself like making desert dwellers blue-eyed and fair skined.

[CUBAREY]

Also the Ail are quite tall, Mexicans alas are generally considered to be on the short side ;D ::)

[CUBAREY]

Throw in the Wqatusi in the Aiel's ethnic mix.

[Gareth22]

Is it just me, or does anyone else hear the word "mullet" when RJ describes the algai'siswai's (sp?) hair cut?

 

Business in the front, party in the back.

[The Dragon Reborn]

Business in the front, party in the back.

 

Douchebag all round! ;D.....Sorry I couldn't resist.

[joefred1961]

"Real" "Ethnicity"

 

They are savages.  Killer's all.  What matter their ethnicity? 

 

Aiel are Aiel.  We fight them when we must, but prefer "live and let live."

 

 

[Harmless Bandit]

Throw in the Wqatusi in the Aiel's ethnic mix.

 

 

Of what ethnicity are "Wqatusi", if I may ask? And what country are they from?

 

I am curious as to why the few representations of Vikings I ever saw showed them as red-haired, blue-eyed sword-wielding warriors, and in most cases, much taller than your average man. I often see something of Vikings in the Aiel (physical appearance only).

 

How many Mexicans are about 2m or in the 6'6'' range in height? As I understand it, most of the Aiel--I mean the men--are at least that tall. And the women somewhere around 5'7'' or 1.70m. And the Aiel actually have a pale/fair complexion, it's just that they tan very well ;)

[Kadere]

The hair style is more of a rat tail then a mullet.

[RobertAlexWillis]

Of what ethnicity are "Wqatusi", if I may ask? And what country are they from?

 

Its possible that he meant "Watusi", which is a European name for the Tutsi tribe found mainly in Rwanda.

 

 

[TurboZ]

Aiel don't seem to be lazy, so I don't think they are the Mexicans of Randland.

[Luckers]

The Aiel are what happen when the Irish stop marrying the leprechauns. Simple as that.

[CUBAREY]

correct I meant Watusi (Tutsi to be PC).

 

And that crack about lazy was rawcist TurboZ so cool it.

[TurboZ]

correct I meant Watusi (Tutsi to be PC).

 

And that crack about lazy was rawcist TurboZ so cool it.

 

It's called a joke, so don't get your undies in a wad.

[Wayhey]

correct I meant Watusi (Tutsi to be PC).

 

And that crack about lazy was rawcist TurboZ so cool it.

 

It's called a joke, so don't get your undies in a wad.

 

Rascist jokes are ok here?

 

;)

 

 

[Darth_Andrea]

I have always thought of the Aiel as a little bit klingon, A little bit Fremen (DUNE) all mixed with a british sence of humor.

 

 

Darth_Andrea

[Thunderbomb]

Ive always pictured Aiel as old school Vikings or Persain type people.

[TurboZ]

correct I meant Watusi (Tutsi to be PC).

 

And that crack about lazy was rawcist TurboZ so cool it.

 

It's called a joke, so don't get your undies in a wad.

 

Rascist jokes are ok here?

 

;)

 

 

 

If you truly consider that racist, then I sincerely appologize and will watch my posting from now on. However bringing up a post that mentions race of any kind could be racist.

[CUBAREY]

when you refer to a group as lazy without a smily or other indication that you are joking people (who do not knoe you) will presume you are being serious.

[TurboZ]

when you refer to a group as lazy without a smily or other indication that you are joking people (who do not knoe you) will presume you are being serious.

 

 

Whoops. I knew I was forgetting something  ;D, I really do always forget the smilies.

[lou]

do the smileys really help when someone makes a statement like that? ;D

[Harmless Bandit]

do the smileys really help when someone makes a statement like that? ;D

 

I doubt a Mexican seeing a comment like that will be softened by a smiley  ;D

[lou]

i am a mexican seeing a comment like that. and for the record, i work 50+ hours a week in a lead position at a warehouse, and i am 5'11, tall for any woman. perhaps a throwback to my aztec ancesters.

[Davian93]

I am curious as to why the few representations of Vikings I ever saw showed them as red-haired, blue-eyed sword-wielding warriors, and in most cases, much taller than your average man

 

Ironically, I remember reading somewhere that they did a study on "Are Norsemen taller than their contempararies?" so they did a bunch of cemetary studies where they exhumed bodys from 8th and 9th century cemetary (height of the Viking era) and they found that the average height was only around 5'7"/5'8".  Which while fairly good for that era is hardly of giant stature.