#alethkar

[vanilla-vivillon]

I bet they didn’t even fill out the proper forms

[chill-reading-books]

Mwah ha ha

I certainly hope so

More eloquent people than me have noted and criticized how the social justice angle in Alethi society got really shoved to the side and kinda ignored, especially in Kaladin's story.

It's good to see this

I hope we get to see more of such things *actually* like occurring, people at the bottom pushing the change, not just depending on goodwill from people at the top.

[thekinglemingle]

We don't know much about Alethela in the shadow days. We do know that Nohaden, an Alethi king, founded the Knights Radiant.

It also seems clear that there remained a strong link between the Alethi and the Radiants for long afterwards.

The number 10 appears a lot in Vorin culture, but I wonder if there is a link between the fact that the Radiants were divided into 10 orders and Alethela was divided into 10 princedoms.

Did each princedom have a specific order associated with it? Which order was Kholinar associated with and what does this mean?

[say-gex]

reasons why alethkar is just poland in 17th-18th century:

overly enthusiastic about wars and conquest

bizarre expectations based on one's gender

lots of religious zealots

always drinking alcohol

most nobles usually carry a sword with them

sword duels are extremely popular

dukes and princes have really big influence on country's politics

fancy outfits

reasons why alethkar is just poland in 2023:

bizarre expectations based on one's gender

lots of religious zealots

always drinking alcohol

ceased to exist in the past

didn't exist as an independent country for generations

more than half of the population doesn't read any books

clever women discovering invisible magical energy

<bonus point>

king's jester being the smartest guy in the country:

[danikkiki]

Celebrating the end of the semester with Jasnah

[butwhybother]

Dalinar thinks Horneaters and Reshi are passionate people. And the Thaylens are all known for their belief in the Passions.

Perhaps Alethi culture of emotional reservation was developed as a reaction to the more openly emotional culture of their neighbors.

[macreadsstormlight]

Since Alethi women can’t use both hands they must play piano on one of those floor pianos

[stormlightarchivist]

I know Brandon made the Alethi men not be able to read partially, maybe even mainly, as a comment on gender roles, but man it’s so funny that he effectively created an entire nation of semi-himbos who have to have their wives read things to them