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It's in the Prophecy. Hawking's sword Justice. CupofDice Send a noteboard - 06/09/2009 12:37:13 AM
If you look at The Great Hunt, it was described as a 'great sword' and 'shone like a mirror'. Neither tells us much, but if you look at the prophecy at the end of the book, well it gets more interesting.

And men cried unto the Creator, saying: O Light of the Heavens, Light of the World, let the Promised One be born of the mountain, according to the Prophecies, as he was in Ages past and will be in Ages to come,. Let the Prince of the Morning sing to the land that green things will grow and the valleys give forth lambs. Let the arm of the Lord of the Dawn shelter us from the Dark, and the great sword of Justice defend us. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

He relaxed his hand on his sword, though he did not release it. He ?ngered the cloth-tied hilt. The weapon was long, slightly curved, and the lacquered scabbard was painted with a long, sinuous dragon of red and gold. It looked as if it had been designed speci?cally for Rand—and yet it was centuries old, unearthed only recently. How odd, that they should ?nd this now, he thought, and make a gift of it to me, completely unaware of what they were holding. . . .

He had taken to wearing the sword immediately. It felt right beneath his ?ngers. He had told no one, not even Min, that he had recognized the weapon. And not, oddly, from Lews Therin’s memories—but Rand’s own.


It fits everything. Centuries old. Rand's own memory. Also the fact that it feels right in his hand. Well, it is called Justice. I highly doubt a sword from a fake Dragon would feel right in his hand.

Then there is the fact that this comes from The Great Hunt, back when RJ thought his series was going to be shorter. Is it a coincidence that Rand ends up near to where he was first declared the Dragon Reborn? Or maybe RJ decided to change plans after he wrote the Great Hunt, and have him discover the sword later.

Of course this is guessing, but I think it fits.
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spoilers from first chapter and a question - 05/09/2009 04:55:30 AM 1917 Views
I assumed he remembered it because it was Lews Therin's *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:18:39 AM 370 Views
But he specifically says that it is from his memories and not Lews Therin's *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:20:29 AM 388 Views
Was it just the scabbard or a new sword too? *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:30:11 AM 374 Views
Good question, I'm not sure, tho if I had to guess I'd say just the scabbard *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:33:08 AM 366 Views
It was the sword - 06/09/2009 12:21:55 AM 770 Views
So think the scabbard is an angreal/ter'angreal? *NM* - 05/09/2009 06:15:45 AM 369 Views
God I hope not, they are entirely too common. *NM* - 05/09/2009 06:21:28 AM 399 Views
It must be... - 07/09/2009 04:37:59 AM 774 Views
Care to elaborate? - 07/09/2009 06:37:14 AM 703 Views
You're right about the sword - 07/09/2009 07:20:22 AM 779 Views
I'd still prefer if it wasn't - 07/09/2009 06:37:19 AM 826 Views
I'm thinking the sword - 05/09/2009 07:05:27 AM 829 Views
Oops - 05/09/2009 07:06:39 AM 733 Views
Re: spoilers from first chapter and a question - 05/09/2009 05:20:10 AM 806 Views
no - 05/09/2009 05:23:29 AM 771 Views
best idea i've read... - 05/09/2009 05:27:47 AM 882 Views
o_O *NM* - 05/09/2009 05:29:37 AM 398 Views
That's... awesome, actually. Although I can't picture - 06/09/2009 05:21:32 AM 804 Views
My thoughts on the PoV character - 05/09/2009 05:42:42 AM 858 Views
Re: My thoughts on the PoV character - 05/09/2009 05:47:00 AM 793 Views
Re: My thoughts on the PoV character - 05/09/2009 05:58:14 AM 816 Views
that isn't related to my being annoyed by him *NM* - 05/09/2009 07:04:14 AM 391 Views
Re: spoilers from first chapter and a question - 05/09/2009 06:27:49 AM 866 Views
I'd bet it's answered in the prologue. *NM* - 05/09/2009 06:28:47 AM 422 Views
I hadn't thought of that - 05/09/2009 06:31:42 AM 775 Views
Re: I hadn't thought of that - 08/09/2009 10:59:46 PM 659 Views
Hmmm... not Rhuidean - I'm betting the farm on it being Guaire Amalasan's scabbard - 05/09/2009 08:07:10 AM 908 Views
How about something simpler? - 05/09/2009 05:16:09 PM 783 Views
Re: How about something simpler? - 05/09/2009 11:42:01 PM 963 Views
Re: How about something simpler? - 08/09/2009 06:25:49 PM 687 Views
Re: How about something simpler? - 08/09/2009 11:22:06 PM 712 Views
Re: How about something simpler? - 09/09/2009 12:42:08 AM 927 Views
Re: How about something simpler? - 04/11/2009 12:12:54 PM 971 Views
Funny thought. - 06/09/2009 10:45:49 PM 736 Views
completly new idea - 05/09/2009 10:07:07 PM 740 Views
Utterly wrong, but i'll throw it in anyway.... - 05/09/2009 01:01:14 PM 690 Views
It's in the Prophecy. Hawking's sword Justice. - 06/09/2009 12:37:13 AM 848 Views
I like that. - 06/09/2009 04:32:16 AM 720 Views
I like that a lot. Seems the most likely out of all of these, too. - 06/09/2009 05:24:08 AM 768 Views
I like it too, and it begs the question... - 06/09/2009 07:37:09 AM 719 Views
I think you might be correct. - 06/09/2009 07:45:17 AM 771 Views
They don't know it's a dragon - 06/09/2009 10:19:11 AM 805 Views
It doesn't really matter - 07/09/2009 01:09:38 AM 759 Views
I said that! - 06/09/2009 09:49:23 AM 804 Views
lol - 06/09/2009 03:36:44 PM 679 Views
Re: lol - 07/09/2009 01:14:59 PM 691 Views
I thought the great sword means it is a very long two-handed sword. - 07/09/2009 01:35:32 AM 763 Views
The scabbard is COMPLETELY wrong - 08/09/2009 01:10:24 AM 751 Views

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