Mar 20, 2024
Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor
The Wheel of Time 1x05 “Blood Calls Blood”
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Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor
The Wheel of Time 1x05 “Blood Calls Blood”
May the Light save us from him
A Gender-Neutral Karaethon Cycle Where Nothing of Any Consequence Is Even Remotely Changed Whatsoever
And it shall come to pass that what we made shall be shattered, And the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age, And the Dark One shall once more lay Its hand upon the world.
And it shall come to pass that what we made shall be shattered, And the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age, And the Dark One shall once more lay Its hand upon the world. Women shall weep and men quail as the nations of the earth are rent like rotting cloth. Neither shall anything stand or abide. And it shall come to pass that what we made shall be shattered, And the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age, And the Dark One shall once more lay Its hand upon the world. Women shall weep and men quail as the nations of the earth are rent like rotting cloth. Neither shall anything stand or abide.
The Shadow shall rise across the world, and darken every land, even the smallest corner, and there shall be neither Light nor safety. And the Dragon shall be born of the Dawn, born of the Maiden To stretch forth and catch the Shadow And the world shall scream in the pain of salvation.
All Glory be to the Creator, and to the Light, and to the Dragon who shall be born again. May the Light save us from them.
Yet one shall be born to face the Shadow, Born once more as born before, and shall be born again, time without end. The Dragon shall be Reborn And there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth at this rebirth. In sackcloth and ashes will the people be clothed, And the Dragon shall break the world again by coming, Tearing apart all ties that bind.
Like the unfettered dawn shall we be blinded and burned, Yet shall the Dragon Reborn confront the Shadow at the Last Battle and with their blood shall give us the Light. Let tears flow, O ye people of the world. Weep for your salvation.
On the slopes of Dragonmount shall the babe be born; Born of a maiden wedded to no man; Of the ancient blood, and raised by the old blood. When the winds of Tarmon Gai'don scour the earth, The Dragon will face the Shadow and bring forth Light again in the world. For they shall come like the breaking dawn, And shatter the world again with their coming and make it anew.
Twice and twice shall the Dragon be marked: Twice to live, and twice to die. Once the heron, to set the path. Twice the heron, to name them true. Once the Dragon, for remembrance lost. Twice the Dragon, for the price that must be paid.
Five ride forth, and four return. Above the Watchers Over the Waves shall the Dragon be proclaimed, Bannered across the sky in fire.
The Stone of Tear will never fall, till Callandor is wielded by the Dragon's hand. The Stone of Tear will never fall, till the People of the Dragon come.
Into the heart, they thrust the sword Into the heart, to hold their hearts. Who draws it out shall follow after, What hand can grasp that fearful blade?
Power of the Shadow made human flesh Wakened to turmoil, strife, and ruin. The Reborn One, marked and bleeding, Dances the sword in dreams and mist, Chains the Shadowsworn to the Dragon's will. From the city, lost and forsaken, Leads the spears to war once more, Breaks the spears and makes them see, Truth long hidden in the ancient dream. They shall be slain with the sword of peace, and destroyed with the leaf.
With their coming are the dread fires born again. The hills burn, and the land turns sere. The tides of the sea run out, and the hours dwindle. The wall is pierced, and the veil of parting raised. Storms rumble beyond the horizon, and the fires of heaven purge the earth. There is no salvation without destruction, no hope this side of death.
The unstained tower, broken, bends knee to the forgotten sign. The seas rage, the stormclouds gather unseen. Beyond the horizon, hidden fires swell, and serpents nestle in the bosom. What was exalted is cast down; what was cast down is raised up. Order burns to clear the path.
There can be no health in us, nor any good thing grow For the land is one with the Dragon Reborn. Soul of fire, heart of stone, In pride they conquer, forcing the proud to yield. The Dragon calls upon the mountains to kneel, and the seas to give way, and the very skies to bow. Pray that the heart of stone remembers tears, and the soul of fire, love.
As the plow breaks the earth shall our lives be broken, And all that was shall be consumed in the fire of the Dragon's eyes. The trumpets of war shall sound at their footsteps, the ravens feed at their voice, and they shall wear a crown of swords.
Master of the lightnings, rider on the storm, Wearer of a crown of swords, spinner out of fate, Who thinks to turn the Wheel of Time May learn the truth too late.
The Seals that hold back the night shall weaken And in the heart of winter shall winter's heart be born, Amid the wailings of lamentation and the gnashing of teeth, For winter's heart shall ride a black horse and the name of it is Death.
And it shall come to pass, in the days when the Dark Hunt rides, When the right hand falters and the left hand strays, That we shall come to the Crossroads of Twilight, And all that is, all that was, And all that will be shall balance on the point of a sword, while the winds of Shadow grow.
The Dragon shall heal the wounds of madness and cutting of hope. They shall hold a blade of light, and the three shall be one. The Nine Moons will be bound to serve them. The North shall be bound to the east, and the west shall be bound to the south.
Twice the dawns the day when blood is shed. Once for mourning, once for birth. Red on black, the Dragon's blood stains the rock of Sayol Ghul. In the Pit of Doom shall blood free us from the Shadow. Blood on the rocks of Shayol Ghul, Washing away the Shadow, sacrifice for our salvation.
The Dragon shall break chains and put others into chains. Fortune rides like the sun on high With the Fox that makes the Ravens fly. Luck bound to the soul, the lightning to their eyes, Snatch the Moons from out of the sky. When the Wolf carries the hammer, thus are the final days known. When the Fox marries the Raven, and the trumpets of battle are blown.
Twice to live, and Twice to die.
Yet one shall be born to face the Shadow, born once more as he was born before, and shall be born again, time without end. The Dragon shall be Reborn, and there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth at his rebirth. In sackcloth and ashes shall he clothe the people, and he shall break the world again by his coming, tearing apart all ties that bind. Like the unfettered dawn shall he blind us, and burn us, yet shall the Dragon Reborn confront the Shadow at the Last Battle, and his blood shall give us the Light. Let tears flow, O ye people of the world. Weep for your salvation!
Reread Insights!
In The Dragon Reborn when Rand has gone chasing after Callandor, Moiraine starts listing parts of The Karaethon Cycle to prove to Perrin Rand taking the Sword That Is Not a Sword is not the final sign to fulfill the Prophecies. So much foreshadowing.
he will break the nations, or shatter the world
he shall slay his people with the sword of peace, and destroy them with the leaf
he shall bind the nine moons to serve him
he will heal wounds of madness and cutting of hope
and not to mention the BIG one of the conversation
the Stone of Tear will never fall, till Callandor is wielded by the Dragon's hand.
the Stone of Tear will never fall, till the People of the Dragon come
After reading the series, we know the Fall of the Stone of Tear occurs because Rand is wielding Callandor simultaneously as the People of the Dragon invade the Stone of Tear.
We know the people he slays with the sword of peace and destroys with the leaf are the Aiel, as he ends their blood and water feuds and reveals to them the Aiel originally followed the Way of the Leaf. This destroys the Aiel because they believe they are like the Tuatha'an, the Lost Ones. In reality, they were so much more, and they were truly brave in their refusal to fight yet serve the Aes Sedai. It is something that can only be fully understood by going through the Rings and witnessing.
We know the binding of the nine moons comes in the form of Matrim Cauthon and Tuon.
We know the wounds of madness and cutting of hope healed involve his cleansing of saidin.
What annoys me slight about this section is how Moiraine was all, 'wtf, Rand, what are you doing? you're not ready, fool man!'
Clearly he is ready if he has come to obsess over Callandor and is driven to go to the Stone of Tear. Clearly the Pattern believes he's ready.
Twice and twice shall he be marked, twice to live, and twice to die. Once the heron, to set his path. Twice the heron, to name him true. Once the Dragon, for remembrance lost. Twice the Dragon, for the price he must pay.
-The Great Hunt
"And it shall come to pass that what men made shall be shattered,
and the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age,
and the Dark One shall once more lay his hand upon the world of man.
Women shall weep and men quail as the nations of the earth are rent like rotting cloth.
Neither shall anything stand or abide..."
-Robert Jordan
And it shall come to pass that what men made shall be shattered, and the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age, and the Dark One shall once more lay his hand upon the world of man. Women shall weep and men quail as the nations of the earth are rent like rotting cloth. Neither shall anything stand or abide… Yet one shall be born to face the Shadow, born once more as he was born before, and shall be born again, time without end. The Dragon shall be Reborn, and there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth at his rebirth. In sackcloth and ashes shall he clothe the people, and he shall break the world again by his coming, tearing apart all ties that bind. Like the unfettered dawn shall he bind us, and burn us, yet shall the Dragon Reborn confront the Shadow at the Last Battle, and his blood shall give us the Light. Let tears flow, O ye people of the world. Weep for your salvation.
Wheel of time book 1, The Eye of the World