The rider?

[zoethevampire.com]

I was very hesitant to read the final book, not for fear of it not living up to my expectations, but because I knew once I read it it would be over. Which was a devastating feeling. The night I finished it I couldn't sleep. I layed in bed tossing and turning for hours. I eventually went and reread the epilogue and tears were streaming down my face the whole way through.

It is sad that it is over, but have decided to reread the whole series from the start, knowing how everything will turn out and see what more I may notice that I didn't on previous read throughs.

 

So today I started rereading Eye of the World and I have a question.

The Cloaked Rider, Is that sopposed to be a Myrddraal? I can't remember them ever being mentioned on horseback in any other book. Seems like a horse would be too startled to carry one, unless it was a Darkfriend itself lol.

Is it ever explained who is the rider? I heard a theory that Shaidar Haran was the one they meet in the Inn, so was this also him? From future books it seemed he isn't one that would need the help of a horse for getting around...

[Goaswerfraiejen]

Yeah, it's a Myrdraal (its cloak doesn't move in the wind, its gaze inspires terror, etc.). They're mentioned as being on pitch black horses a few times, although we don't see too many of those--probably because most of our time is spent in cities/towns, and not on the battlefields of Shayol Ghul. But you're right: the horses would have to be specially trained (or maybe Aginor bred funky horses). That probably helps to explain why many/most don't run around mounted.

[Shadow's Demise]

You could imagine funky Aginor horses would be uncomfortable to ride :P

 

It's a Myrddraal. Rand has a conversation with a trolloc in his farm house 

 

Narg: ''Put sword down. Narg no hurt. Myrddraal want talk you.'' A flash of emotion crossed the distorted face. Fear. ''Others come back, you talk Myrdraal''

(I too recently finished AMoL and now re-reading the series lol)

 

Also i recall Lan and Moiraine mentioning they faced this Myrddraal before entering the Two Rivers. This just after Moiraine causes the whirlpool after they cross the river at Taren Ferry. Not up to this bit on the re-read yet and vague on the memory so could be wrong on this.

[zoethevampire.com]

You could imagine funky Aginor horses would be uncomfortable to ride :P

 

It's a Myrddraal. Rand has a conversation with a trolloc in his farm house 

 

Narg: ''Put sword down. Narg no hurt. Myrddraal want talk you.'' A flash of emotion crossed the distorted face. Fear. ''Others come back, you talk Myrdraal''

(I too recently finished AMoL and now re-reading the series lol)

 

Also i recall Lan and Moiraine mentioning they faced this Myrddraal before entering the Two Rivers. This just after Moiraine causes the whirlpool after they cross the river at Taren Ferry. Not up to this bit on the re-read yet and vague on the memory so could be wrong on this.

Thanks. Yeah it has been years since I've read the early books, so a lot of stuff is fuzzy, and there is just so MUCH to the world that it's hard to keep everything straight.

[DemandredFO]

as all have said it's a mydraal and I think it's an allusion to a Nazgul as the first book alludes to Lord of the Rings

[Shadow's Demise]

as all have said it's a mydraal and I think it's an allusion to a Nazgul as the first book alludes to Lord of the Rings

 

 

Never knew this.. Considering i have never read a LotR book i wouldn't ha. *Marks LotR on the books to read list* 

 

I wonder if this certain Myrddraal ever meets its maker? Is it the same Myrddraal that Lan kills later on in TEotW after they escape Bearlon? When they are forced north to Aridhol (Shadar Logoth) Does he kill one there? I can't seem to remember!

[MasterAblar]

 

as all have said it's a mydraal and I think it's an allusion to a Nazgul as the first book alludes to Lord of the Rings

 

 

Never knew this.. Considering i have never read a LotR book i wouldn't ha. *Marks LotR on the books to read list* 

 

I wonder if this certain Myrddraal ever meets its maker? Is it the same Myrddraal that Lan kills later on in TEotW after they escape Bearlon? When they are forced north to Aridhol (Shadar Logoth) Does he kill one there? I can't seem to remember!

 

 

Yeah, he killed one right before they entered Shadar Logoth.

[damandred]

 

 

as all have said it's a mydraal and I think it's an allusion to a Nazgul as the first book alludes to Lord of the Rings

 

Never knew this.. Considering i have never read a LotR book i wouldn't ha. *Marks LotR on the books to read list*

 

I wonder if this certain Myrddraal ever meets its maker? Is it the same Myrddraal that Lan kills later on in TEotW after they escape Bearlon? When they are forced north to Aridhol (Shadar Logoth) Does he kill one there? I can't seem to remember!

Never read a LotR book? Arrrrg.

The bible of fantasy reads something like this.

In the beginning there was the void. Then Tolken wrote tLotR and said. LET THERE BE FANTASY FICTION. And writers of fantasy doth spring up like shoots of grass in spring.

[mb]

Actually, Lord of the Rings was written because Tolkien's publishers wanted a sequel to the Hobbit.

Got that info from a book by Humphrey Carpenter; the Inklings.

 

Like others told, the rider was a myrddraal.  Rand was told so while Moiraine was Healing Tam.

 

More than Eye of the World in this series has Lord of the Rings allusions.  I recall from somewhere (do not remember where) that Robert Jordan intended a number of those allusions.

[damandred]

Actually, Lord of the Rings was written because Tolkien's publishers wanted a sequel to the Hobbit.

Got that info from a book by Humphrey Carpenter; the Inklings.

 

Like others told, the rider was a myrddraal. Rand was told so while Moiraine was Healing Tam.

 

More than Eye of the World in this series has Lord of the Rings allusions. I recall from somewhere (do not remember where) that Robert Jordan intended a number of those allusions.

Its true that LotR was the sequel to the hobbit, but it was LotR more than anything which inspired the wave of fantasy fiction that followed.

 

Also Aridhol has many similarities to the fall of numenor.