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The book from which [[Lisinthir Nase Galare]] first taught the [[Queen Ransomed]] the [[Universal]] language and [[Eldritch]] stories was in fact a book of songs; from context, probably narrative songs like ballads.<ref name="etw-02">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'', Part Two</ref> | The book from which [[Lisinthir Nase Galare]] first taught the [[Queen Ransomed]] the [[Universal]] language and [[Eldritch]] stories was in fact a book of songs; from context, probably narrative songs like ballads.<ref name="etw-02">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'', Part Two</ref> | ||
Solanth recites "The Star-Crowned Huntress" in the harem, which tells "of the maiden Risaliel and her affianced lord, Shorethenian..." <ref>''[[In the Court of Dragons (Fiction) | In the Court of Dragons]]'', | Solanth recites "The Star-Crowned Huntress" in the harem, which tells "of the maiden Risaliel and her affianced lord, Shorethenian..." <ref>''[[In the Court of Dragons (Fiction) | In the Court of Dragons]]'', "The Color of the Sky at Sunrise"</ref> | ||
"The Color of the Sky at Sunrise"</ref> | |||
When [[Lisinthir]] returns to Escutcheon for the birth of his heir, events call to public mind the folktale of the servant girl Mina, who freed a unicorn from a snare set by her lord, and was transformed into a unicorn to save her from his wrath. The story is associated with the lily, as a symbol of transformation.<ref>''[[Scions' Flight (Fiction) |Scions' Flight]]'', chapter 3</ref> | |||
(THIS SHOULD PROBABLY BE MOVED TO A SECTION IN THE ELDRITCH ENTRY FOR SONGS AND POEMS) | (THIS SHOULD PROBABLY BE MOVED TO A SECTION IN THE ELDRITCH ENTRY FOR SONGS AND POEMS) | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 28 August 2021
(See also: Lullabies)
Eldritch
The book from which Lisinthir Nase Galare first taught the Queen Ransomed the Universal language and Eldritch stories was in fact a book of songs; from context, probably narrative songs like ballads.[1]
Solanth recites "The Star-Crowned Huntress" in the harem, which tells "of the maiden Risaliel and her affianced lord, Shorethenian..." [2]
When Lisinthir returns to Escutcheon for the birth of his heir, events call to public mind the folktale of the servant girl Mina, who freed a unicorn from a snare set by her lord, and was transformed into a unicorn to save her from his wrath. The story is associated with the lily, as a symbol of transformation.[3]
(THIS SHOULD PROBABLY BE MOVED TO A SECTION IN THE ELDRITCH ENTRY FOR SONGS AND POEMS)
Gledig
Unnamed song, sung by Carey as an identification to Svetlana Karishenikov:[4]
The moon went away on that casual day, determined to drink all the leavings. So it was no surprise when at day’s demise the moon was asleep past the evening; the moon was asleep past the evening.
References
- ↑ Even the Wingless, Part Two
- ↑ In the Court of Dragons, "The Color of the Sky at Sunrise"
- ↑ Scions' Flight, chapter 3
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, Chapter 2