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This clause contains spoiler for The Wheel of Time season 3 , episode 4.The Wheel of Timeseason 3 , episode 4 reveals the ancient history of the Aiel , in a wonderful " show - not - tell " story . The Wheel of Timeseason 3 has turned Robert Jordan ’s story on its mind , sending Rand al’Thor to the Aiel Waste before he heads to the Stone of Tear . on the face of it he made the correct pick ; the Wise Ones of the Aiel tell him that he would not have survived his battles withthe Forsakenand the Dark One had he not come to them first .
As theDragon Reborn , Rand must enter the city of Rhuidean . Walking through the meth columns of Rhuidean - ancient ter’angreal created long ago by anAes Sedai- will let him to experience visions of the past . This experience is a transformative one for any Aiel , forit reveals the ignominious origin of their people , glimpsed through the eyes of their ascendent . In narrative terms , this is a smart way of " showing , not telling " - revealing secrets of the ancient past in a visual form . So what did we find out ?
The Wheel of Timemay have switched the order of events , but everything described here is genuine to Robert Jordan ’s original novel .
Previous season ofThe Wheel of the Timeintroduced a disarmer mathematical group be intimate as the Tinkers , who keep abreast an ancient philosophy name the style of the Leaf . enliven by the peaceful fall of a leaf , this proscribe violence and the use of power . As he walks through the glass columns , Rand learns thatthe ancient Aiel were citizenry of the soil who follow the agency of the Leaf . They were lead by Lews Therin , although it must be noted he does n’t in person seem to have followed the Way of the Leaf .
The first three episode of The Wheel of Time time of year 3 give the impression that the show really is compact three books into an eight - episode story .
This , by the bye , is why the Aiel are known as the " multitude of the Dragon . " It is not because they are destined to follow Rand al’Thor ; rather , it is because they come after the first Dragon , Lews Therin himself . Still , their fates clearly remain bound to Rand ’s own .
The Aiel Broke Their Oath To The Aes Sedai
Nearly three thousand year ago , the Aes Sedai entrusted the Aiel with a seed of Avendesora , the legendary tree diagram of spirit . In response , the Aiel depose an swearing to stay lawful to the Way of the Leaf for all time , as they traveled to the Aiel Wastes to establish a city where they would engraft the sapling . Tragically , the severity of the journey proved too difficult for the Aiel , who step by step turned away from their oath and abandoned pacifism .
The Wheel of Timegoes to cracking lengths to help viewers understand why the Aiel broke their swearword . Their journeying took contemporaries , but their numbers were gradually eat due to bandit attack , and their pacifism mean they were unable to defend themselves . These ancient Aiel add up to deem the style of the Leaf in contempt , disgusted with those who pick out expiry rather than protect themselves from hostility .
The Aes Sedai Created The Glass Columns As A Judgment On The Aiel
The Aiel eventually nail down in the Aiel Waste , a harsh environment where they further devolved into force and barbarism . They began to build a urban center of their own , Rhuidean , but were border on by the Aes Sedai named Latra - the one who had sent them on their quest coevals ago . She make the glass tower of Rhuidean as a judgement upon them , because any Aiel who walk between the column would instruct the pity of their history .
The Aiel retreated from the metropolis of Rhuidean , abandon it because they could not endure with the inglorious true statement . Their loss leader and Wise Ones were the only Aiel entrusted with this knowledge ; they would prove themselves by participate Rhuidean and walking between the column , receiving the visions and discovering the truth . The experience is too much for any Aiel , with only a third surviving the experience . Rand learn one Aiel who had physically deplume his eyes out in grief .
Why The Aiel War Really Happened
The Wheel of Time season 3 ’s possibility episode introduced some integral Rand lore from the Word , but you might have miss the subtle vista .
This is the reason the Aiel War began , andit only came to an goal when Rand ’s own father Janduin vote out Moiraine ’s uncle on the incline of Dragonmount . Rand ’s mother died in the conflict - as already seen in previous flashback - but her newborn baby was accept by Tam al’Thor . Rand ’s story is complete , and he at long last empathize his own personal stock , as well as those of the Aiel .
What Is The Car’a’carn?
Witwatersrand al’Thor is not only the Dragon Reborn;he is also the Car’a’carn , the one whose come up was foretold by Latra Sedai in what is known as the Prophecy of Rhuidean . The Chief of Chiefs , he will reunify the disordered Aiel tribes , forcing them to lick together at last . He is destined to lead the mass of the Dragon out of the Aiel Waste , where they will battle at the Stone of Tear , and ultimately side with him in the Last Battle . This is the redemption of the Aiel , but it will also be their destruction .
We can already see how clearly Rand fulfills the prophecy of the Car’a’carn . Though he is of Aiel blood , he was brought up in the Occident , far from the People of the Dragon . He does not know their way of life , and thus he is not sincerely one of them ; he is more of a unknown who shares their blood than anything else . Most ominously for the Aiel , he now make love the secret of their history- knowledge that would demolish the Aiel were it revealed to all .
The Aiel as we recognize them were created when they fracture an oath . Now , their redemption lie in in another swearing ; one of fealty to the Dragon Reborn . The Wheel of Timeseason 4 has twist Robert Jordan ’s story on its mind , send Rand to the Aiel Waste before he go away to the Stone of Tear , and no doubt result will go on to toy out rather other than .
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