Eotw prologue

[NitroS]

How was ishamael talking to lews therin at the start when he was mad, didnt he get sealed in the bore or am i missing something? also do we know what the 9 rods of dominion are?

[yoniy0]

In order: Ishamael wasn't properly Sealed. He was free for periods of time, and during the Breaking was one (we have the prologue, and then in Rand's Rhuidean sequence one AS claims Ishamael still touches the world - another clue).

Also, the Nine Rods of Dominion were symbols of office, like governors. By "summon the Nine Rods of Dominion" Ishamael means that LTT ruled supreme.

Both questions fit well in the Simple Question thread, and indeed have been asked in it before.

[Pygmalion79]

What you should be asking about the prologue is how the rest of the WOT finishes the story begun there.

[Entreri]

"By "summon the Nine Rods of Dominion" Ishamael means that LTT ruled supreme."

 

 

 

Yes, LTT ruled supreme. He was Tamyrlin for a long time, possibly centuries. LTT was #1 human of that Age. The men envied him and the women desired him and the Forsaken were terrified of him.

[yoniy0]

He was Tamyrlin for a long time

No, Tamyrlin was a real person, the one to discover the use of the One Power in the First Age. Lews Therin wore the Ring of Tamyrlin, which was an item of the Power, but his title was 'First among Servants' and he sat in the 'High Seat'.

Also, while LTT's position was ceremoniously highest, and he was given absolute control over the army, Latra Posae Decume's opposition in the Hall of Servants demonstrates that his rule had limits even in the height of War.

[Entreri]

He was Tamyrlin for a long time

No, Tamyrlin was a real person, the one to discover the use of the One Power in the First Age. Lews Therin wore the Ring of Tamyrlin, which was an item of the Power, but his title was 'First among Servants' and he sat in the 'High Seat'.

Also, while LTT's position was ceremoniously highest, and he was given absolute control over the army, Latra Posae Decume's opposition in the Hall of Servants demonstrates that his rule had limits even in the height of War.

 

 

There will always be some opposition. Take any poll, even the simplest one, and there will be varied answers.

[Mordaunt]

Got a source for that yoniyo? In my mind Tamyrlin's the male equivalent of Amyrlin.

[Terez]

Both questions fit well in the Simple Question thread, and indeed have been asked in it before.

That is why merging is my favorite mod power. I especially like fancy expiring redirect options.

 

Got a source for that yoniyo? In my mind Tamyrlin's the male equivalent of Amyrlin.

I believe it was in the glossary of the split version of TEOTW.

[Roxinos]

From the glossary of To the Blight:

 

"The Ring of Tamyrlin was ring from the Age of Legends worn by the leader of the Aes Sedai. Whether or not it was an angreal, sa'angreal or ter'angreal of immense power is unknown, although stories often mention it was one of these. It is said that the Ring was named for the first person to learn how to tap into the Source and channel. Others say it was made by that person. Contrary to popular Aes Sedai thinking, it cannot be said for certain whether it was a man or woman who first learned to channel. It is also held that Amyrlin is a corruption of Tamyrlin."

[Mordaunt]

Cheers for that - it's these little facts that make it interesting!

[yoniy0]

There will always be some opposition. Take any poll, even the simplest one, and there will be varied answers.

This was no trivial matter. Latra Posae Decume led the entire female body of the Servants to refuse taking part in LTT's plan to Seal the DO. As such it demonstrates that he had no authority over fellow members of the Hall in particular, and AS in general.

[Elan Tedronai]

"By "summon the Nine Rods of Dominion" Ishamael means that LTT ruled supreme."

 

 

 

Yes, LTT ruled supreme. He was Tamyrlin for a long time, possibly centuries. LTT was #1 human of that Age. The men envied him and the women desired him and the Forsaken were terrified of him.

 

 

the number 1 human at that age killed his own family through his pride and arrogance. It's a good thing the number 1 human didnt get his way of when it came to getting the female aes sedai to go with his plan.

[Durinax]

"By "summon the Nine Rods of Dominion" Ishamael means that LTT ruled supreme."

 

 

 

Yes, LTT ruled supreme. He was Tamyrlin for a long time, possibly centuries. LTT was #1 human of that Age. The men envied him and the women desired him and the Forsaken were terrified of him.

 

 

the number 1 human at that age killed his own family through his pride and arrogance. It's a good thing the number 1 human didnt get his way of when it came to getting the female aes sedai to go with his plan.

yes it is a good thing, but it is also petty of the female channellers to not support the only viable plan that was available

[mb]

Tamyrlin I guess was also the person's title; also the title of "First Among Servants". Not entirely sure on either.

 

About Rods of Dominion, I recall either author excluding the Oath Rods.

Rods of Dominion might also have been titles; the 9 representing different groups. Not entirely sure on those.

[Terez]

Those questions were already answered.

[yoniy0]

it is also petty of the female channellers to not support the only viable plan that was available

But it wasn't. The only viable plan, I mean. There was another. And as petty as it was to simply deny him, the real crime was that the two sides didn't converse and come up with a good plan that would satisfy both. If they had, perhaps LTT's plan could've been tweaked in a way that would negate the counter-stroke.