Origins of the the Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan by Michael Livingston
Author:Michael Livingston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
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Abdel Omerna. Abdel (more frequently Abdul) means âservantâ in Arabic, and his surname seems to derive from omertà , the Mafia code of silence (itself derived from the word for âhumilityâ). The name fits Pedron Niallâs decoy spymaster well: he was obedient to what he believed to be his duty to the Whitecloak âfamily,â even to the point of murdering Niall.
Abell Cauthon. The father of Matrim Cauthon, Abell is a farmer and horse trader. His name derives not from the biblical story of Cain and Abel (where Cain was the farmer who murdered his brother Abel the shepherd) but from Sir Ebel, a knight in Malory who plays a role in the story of Sir Palamides. On his surname, see Matrim Cauthon.
aâdam. This word for the terâangreal that was used among the Seanchan to control a channelerâoriginally made up of a silver bracelet on the controller (sulâdam) and a collar on the one controlled (damane)âappears to be derived not from the name Adam, but from the phrase âa domme,â which refers to a dominant woman within certain BDSM relationships. Similarly, the word sulâdam is meant to echo both the phrase âsole dommeâ (that is, a single dominant) and the word sultan (meaning ârulershipâ). The damane, by extension, comes from the word domain, as those who are controlled in this way are considered to be owned. A key difference between the slavery systems of the Seanchan and the real-world BDSM relationships whose terminology Jordan echoes here is that the latter are based entirely on the willing and informed consent of individuals. Seanchan enslavement, on the other hand, depends on forced or socially coerced brainwashing that erases the individual, a disturbing practice that is intended to recall the very real horrors of chattel slavery in America. Most particularly, it reflects upon the role of human enslavement in the history of Charleston, South Carolina, whose old slave markets were a mere twenty-minute walk from Jordanâs home.
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