What
is Tarmon Gai'don?
(And a look at the
nature of Time.) by
Janur of the
Silvertribe
Something
that's been on my
mind for some time
now is Tarmon
Gai'don; the Last
Battle. What is this
"Last
Battle"? A
battle between the
Dragon and the Dark
one, yes, but can it
really be the last
battle? In order to
follow my thoughts
one must best have a
basic understanding
of this world and
its Time.
Everything,
from the biggest of
mountains to the
least of animals, is
controlled by the
great Wheel of Time.
This
"wheel" is
time itself and is
pictured with seven
spokes. Each spoke
represents an age;
thus there are seven
ages. Each age is
different and as the
Wheel turns it goes
through the First
age, the Second age
and so on to the
Seventh age. Now
here's the tricky
part, when the Wheel
has spun past the
Seventh age it
beggins with the
First age again, it
spins a little
different but
basicly the events
are the same as
before. This is why
it can not actually
be the
"Last"
Battle; a fight
between the Dragon
and the Dark One
must surely be
considered one of
the basic events of
the age and thus the
age will always
return with a new
battle.
As
the Wheel spins
through an age it
weaves a pattern, a
Pattern of an Age.
The pattern consists
of everything in
that age. Every
person, every rock,
every event,
everything has a
thread in the
pattern. The pattern
is the very
substance of which
the universe is
made. Each age makes
a seperate patter.
All these patterns
are part of an even
bigger pattern; the
Great Pattern or the
Lace of Ages.
Our
age, the Fourth age,
is nearing its end
which will be marked
with Tarmon Gai'don.
So what is Tarmon
Gai'don? Is it
wrongly named the
Last Battle? Does it
merely mean the last
battle in this age?
Or, is this the very
last age which with
Tarmon Gai'don will
mark the end of the
Great Pattern? If
so, then what will
happen when no more
Patterns are needed
and Time itself is
useless...
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