would be a rather surprising twist! I like the idea, and I am getting increasingly confused about Mat's exact role/purpose in the Last Battle. It seems like Perrin is taking over some of the military roles I expected Mat to assume, and we still have no clue how the Horn is going to figure in.
If Falme wasn't totally unique and was more of a foreshadowing then it is possible that for the Heroes to be useful, for the Horn to work, then Rand, the banner, the bannerman (Perrin), and the "trumpeter" (Mat) all need to be physically present to lead the battle. Will the three of them move together to the Last Battle, or will there be some weird serendipitous convergence at the right moment, when Mat brings the Seanchan, Perrin rallies the forces of Merrilor, and Rand prepares to confront Moridin or something?
Still, I am a little skeptical that Mat will become the Seanchan with the sword. First, Mat hates being anyone but himself. Second, he has never carried a sword. Third, I thought it was pretty clear in the dream that the Seanchan with the sword was female, but I could be wrong about that.
LoialT
If Falme wasn't totally unique and was more of a foreshadowing then it is possible that for the Heroes to be useful, for the Horn to work, then Rand, the banner, the bannerman (Perrin), and the "trumpeter" (Mat) all need to be physically present to lead the battle. Will the three of them move together to the Last Battle, or will there be some weird serendipitous convergence at the right moment, when Mat brings the Seanchan, Perrin rallies the forces of Merrilor, and Rand prepares to confront Moridin or something?
Still, I am a little skeptical that Mat will become the Seanchan with the sword. First, Mat hates being anyone but himself. Second, he has never carried a sword. Third, I thought it was pretty clear in the dream that the Seanchan with the sword was female, but I could be wrong about that.
LoialT
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Discussion of AMOL chapter 1 (spoilers for all the released material so far)
26/09/2012 05:45:27 PM
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Great Summary
26/09/2012 06:03:18 PM
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26/09/2012 06:59:50 PM
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26/09/2012 11:11:30 PM
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Re: Discussion of AMOL chapter 1 (spoilers for all the released material so far)
27/09/2012 03:35:36 AM
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28/09/2012 11:21:47 PM
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28/09/2012 11:24:06 PM
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29/09/2012 05:56:51 AM
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29/09/2012 10:43:22 PM
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30/09/2012 12:43:42 AM
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Re: They seemed pretty much nuts from the scenes we've seen them in
30/09/2012 09:25:29 PM
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30/09/2012 09:52:46 PM
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Re: Not sure about the TP bit
01/10/2012 01:41:56 PM
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Re: Some points
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Re: Some points
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Re: I think Deepe's point was more that they didn't deserve the name Asha'man
02/10/2012 02:42:45 AM
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02/10/2012 08:47:00 AM
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Hmmm ... Agree with a lot, but still don't think TP is an option
02/10/2012 12:16:59 AM
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Re: Hmmm ... Agree with a lot, but still don't think TP is an option
04/10/2012 03:51:29 AM
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04/10/2012 04:24:00 AM
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02/10/2012 07:09:01 AM
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