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Isn't one in some versions actually named Elayne? Also say Egwene al'Vere really fast and you get... *NM* Cannoli Send a noteboard - 01/09/2010 02:19:38 AM
It seems like the most logical explanation... that RJ came up with the Arthurian "Three in a boat, and he who is dead yet lives" bit first, and worked backwards from there. Though as I'm not sure who the three women in the Arthurian legends are other than Morgan le Fay, and as some versions seem to have four women, further analysis is difficult. ;) It's tempting to equate Elayne with Guinevere and Min with Morgan le Fay, but as Guinevere isn't supposed to have been in that boat in any version, as far as I'm aware, that might be a stretch, and in any case it's not immediately clear who Aviendha would have to be then.
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