Why is Lews Therin called the Dragon?

Basically, Dragons don’t exist in WOT but the creature depicted on Lews Therin’s banner (and many other symbols) came to be associated with him, who held the title of “Dragon”. Given the association the Dragon, the people equated the imaginary creature to a dragon.

Is Mat cauthon Artur hawkwing?

Back to the main point: Mat is NOT Artur Hawkwing returned. In fact, if he was a dead hero returned, then it would be one who had fallen to Hawkwing.

How did Artur hawkwing die?

Death. Artur died in FY 994 from a sudden illness at the age of 82.

Who is Lews Therin?

Lews Therin Telamon (pronounced: LOOZ THEH-rihn TEHL-ah-mon) was the Dragon during the War of Power. He was the leader of the forces of Light and was well respected all over the world. He was able to summon the Nine Rods of Dominion, as well as being the highest rank of Aes Sedai, wearing the Ring of Tamyrlin.

Was there a dragon before Lews Therin?

Lews Therin isn’t the first dragon nor is Rand the last. There was a cool theory I read that because the last battle happened outside the pattern, and outside of time itself, the fight Rand had was all the last battles of every spinning of the wheel.

Where did Lews die?

After Elan Morin appears and Lews Therin learns what he has done, he Travels to the site of present day Tar Valon and creates Dragonmount. He dies in the process (TEotW, Prologue.)

How was Saidin tainted?

The Dark One tainted saidin as a counterstroke to the acts of Lews Therin Telamon and the Hundred Companions. In their daring attack, the Bore was sealed using saidin, but because saidin was touched to the Dark One in closing the gap, he was able to inflict a taint on it.

Does Rand get rid of the taint?

What Rand had to do was channel enough saidin to go through the entire taint, wearing it down gradually by it being pulled to SL, and then the saidin that was then clean would return to the Source, making the Source itself get gradually clean.

Which book does Rand remove the taint?

The cleansing of saidin was a world-altering event that occurred at the climax of Winter’s Heart and was felt throughout the entire world by channelers. In 1000 NE, Rand al’Thor made an extraordinary claim: he believed he had discovered how to cleanse the Dark One’s 3,000-year-old taint on saidin.

Is Rand Al Thor mad?

Rand certainly is mad and continues to get worse until the cleansing, where i feel he starts to understand the level of madness he is at and can deal with it. Nope. Rand doesn’t really get better until the end of TGS, when he gets all the way better. Indeed, post-cleansing, Rand gets significantly more crazy.

How strong is Rand Al Thor?

1: Rand Al’Thor’s power level is, roughly, ‘Stronger Than You’ for all values of ‘you’ – which is to say in a one on one fight with no funny business and no angreal, he would win. If Egwene had a sa’angreal…

Why did Rand destroy the Choedan Kal?

I believe his reasoning for destroying the Choedan Kal is simply to avoid the risk of such unbridled power in the hands of ANY male channeler, including himself. It doesn’t have a buffer so you can literally pull from it until you burn out and destroy the pattern. It was a practical, but symbolic gesture.