Showing posts with label Robert Jordan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Jordan. Show all posts

Saturday, October 6, 2012

More on the Quarterstaff


“Hammar moved to stand beside Galad, still groaning on the ground and trying to push himself up. The warder raised his voice to shout, “Who was the greatest blademaster of all time?’

From the throats of dozens of students came a massed bellow. “Jearom, Gaidin!”

“Yes!” Hammar shouted, turning to make sure all heard. “During his lifetime, Jearom fought over ten thousand times, in battle and single combat. He was defeated once. By a farmer with a quarterstaff! Remember that. Remember what you just saw.”


Robert Jordan, The Dragon Reborn

Friday, August 31, 2012

Relating Robert Jordan and Baptism

Guest post.

Jordan's idea of "tainting the elements' is an ancient Christian doctrine - one is "washed" from the fires of passion by being sealed in the sacrament of baptism, thus allowing one heavenly power to overcome the tainting of the four elements through ancient demonism, patterns which have to be changed so that God's Kingdom can grow.