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User:Miriya ay'Anne

2010-11-20T14:15:13Z

Miriya ay'Anne: I don't like redlinks. Figure I should make a quick user page.

== Uh, hello... ==

Hi. No idea why you're here, as there's not much to see. You can check out my [[Miriya ay'Anne|member page]] here in the Library. Other than that, I lurk around here and fix minor stuff like links, typing errors and spelling errors. Information should be tidy, after all. Not the most useful thing, but it needs doing so I might as well. Library maintenance fits well with my Ajah, I guess. Now shoo. Go do something useful!

Word Origins

2010-11-20T14:08:47Z

Miriya ay'Anne: Cleaning up typographic inconsistencies and typing/spelling mistakes. Adding information.

Many of the names, titles and objects in the Wheel of Time books are taken from history or mythology. Here we present some examples.

==Shadowspawn==
*'''''[[Gholam]]'':''' Golem
*'''[[Trolloc]]:''' Troll

Also the trolloc bands:
*'''Ahf'frait''': Ifrit, supernatural creatures in Arabic and Islamic culture
*'''Al'ghol''': Ghoul, a monster in folklore associated with graveyards and human flesh
*'''Bhan'sheen''': Banshee, from the Irish ''bean sídhe'', a female spirit
*'''Dhjin'nen''': Djin, a supernatural creature in the Quran
*'''Ghar'ghael''': Gargoyle, a grotesque carved stone figure
*'''Ghob'lin''': Goblin, a legendary evil or mischievous figure
*'''Gho'hlem''': Golem, in Jewish folklore, a a living humaniform being made of clay
*'''Ghraem'lan''': Gremlin, a mischievous being that interferes with technology
*'''Ko'bal''': Kobold, an alternate word for goblin
*'''Kno'mon''': Gnome, a diminutive spirit from renaissance times
*'''Dha'vol''': Devil
*'''Dhai'mon''': Demon

==Forsaken==
*'''[[Asmodean]]:''' Asmodeus, a demon
*'''[[Anath]]:''' Western Semitic goddess of war and sister of Baal
*'''[[Be'lal]]:''' A demon
*'''[[Selene]]:''' A Moon goddess in Greek mythology
*'''[[Ishamael]]:''' Ishmael, son of Abraham?
*'''[[Ba'alzamon]]:''' Baal, a god or demon
*'''[[Graendal]]:''' Grendel, a monster in the poem Beowulf

==Words from Arthurian Legend==
*'''[[Elayne]]:''' Elaine, Arthur's half sister
*'''[[Gawyn]]:''' Sir Gawyn
*'''[[Galad]]:''' Sir Galahad, the pure
*'''[[Gareth Bryne]]:''' Sir Gareth
*'''[[Egwene al'Vere]]:''' Guinevere, Arthur's wife
*'''[[Lan]]:''' Sir Lancelot
*'''[[Morgase]]:''' Morgause, Arthur's half sister and mother of Mordred
*'''[[Artur Hawkwing|Arthur Paendrag]]:''' King Arthur Pendragon
*'''[[Caemlyn]]:''' Possibly Camelot, which fits as the Arthurian motif is particularly strong in Andor
*'''[[Thom Merrilin]]:''' Merlin, the magician
*'''[[Tar Valon]]:''' Avalon, a legendary island
*'''[[Tigraine]]:''' Igraine, Arthur's mother
*'''[[Moridin]]/[[Mordeth]]:''' - Mordred, Arthur's enemy
*'''[[Nynaeve]]:''' Niviane/Nimue/Nyneve, the Lady of the Lake
*'''''[[Sa'angreal]]'' (plus ''[[angreal]]'', ''[[ter'angreal]]''):''' The Holy Grail, or ''san gréal'', sometimes spelt ''sang réal'', the latter meaning royal blood, though this is a false etymology and has been used as a pun

==Stories from Earlier Ages==
*'''[[Mosk]]:''' Moscow
*'''[[Merk]]:''' America
*'''[[Elsbet]]:''' Elizabeth the first of England
*'''[[Materese the Healer]]:''' Mother Teresa
*'''[[Lenn]]:''' John Glenn, an American astronaut who returned to space late in his life
*'''[[Salya]]:''' Sally Ride, a female American astronaut, though Salyut, the Soviet space station would also fit.

==Miscellaneous==
*'''Algode''': ''Algodon'' means cotton in Spanish, which fits the description of ''algode'' in the books.
*'''[[Tamyrlin]] (and [[Amyrlin]]):''' Tamerlane, also known as Timur, a 14th century Mongol conqueror
*'''[[Ogier]]:''' Ogre
*'''[[Eelfinn]]/[[Aelfinn]]:''' Possibly "Elven"
*'''[[Perrin]]:''' Perun, Slavic god of thunder and lightening, associated with beard, hammer and axe.
*'''[[Ghoetam]]:''' Siddhārtha Gautama, the Buddha
*'''[[Amaresu]]:''' Amaterasu, the Japanese goddess of the sun
*'''[[Shivan]]:''' Shiva, a Hindu god
*'''[[Shai'tan]]:''' The devil in Islam
*'''[[Shayol Ghul]]:''' Sheol, the place of punishment for the wicked dead in Judaism
*'''[[Asha'man]]:''' Shaman
*'''[[Tarmon Gai'don]]:''' Armageddon, the end of the world
*'''[[Aes Sedai]]:''' Aes Sídhe, a supernatural race in Irish mythology
*'''[[Tuatha'an]]:''' Túath, an Irish word often translated as people or nation
*'''Z'mai:''' A food grown in the waste, likely maize, which called ''Zea mays'' in botanical Latin
*'''T'mat:''' A food grown in the waste, possibly tomato
*'''[[Kaf]]:''' A black-coloured Seanchan drink, likely coffee, which is known as ''kaffe'' in Scandinavian countries

[[Category:The Real World]]

Miriya ay'Anne

2010-10-08T22:52:59Z

Miriya ay'Anne:

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==Tower History==
*Joined {{TV}}: 21st of April, 2004
*Joined {{Tower}}:
*Raised {{Accepted}}: 15th of January, 2005
*Raised {{as}}: 1st of May, 2006
== Tower Involvement ==
===Current===

===Previous===

===Awards===

== Tower Relationships==
===Bonding===
Miriya is bonded to [[Kheldin Korlan|Kheldin]] of the [[Dai M'Hael]]

===Mentoring===
;Mentor
[[Arisaema Draconis]]

;Mentees
[[Jordan Rayne]]

[[Morrigaine al'Ravyn]]

===Other Tower Relationships===

==Official Event Attendance==

==''Senior Member Interview''==

;When were you raised to Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah?
1st of May, 2006

;Why did you choose Brown?
Brown is my Home. I feel a sense of belonging around the women in my Ajah, and we are fairly alike in some ways.

;Are you like the Browns in the Books?
Quite so! Absentminded, book-y, a great love for research, an interest in history. If I was an Aes Sedai in the books I would've chosen Brown, I think.

;Do you love books and do you daydream a lot?
YES!

;How was your time as Citizen/Novice/Accepted?
Citizen - 5 months or so.
Novice - 3 months and two weeks.
Accepted - 15 months, 15 days.

;How long have you been a member of TV.net?
Since 21st of April, 2004. So at the time of writing, three and a half years and some.

;What things do you do for TV.net?
I work as the chat assistant, managing the technical aspects of chat and answer questions, and I work as an operator, so I'm basically a moderator in chat. I also currently work as a liaison between the Online Events team and the IRC Administration. I've also served in the Hall.

;How did you get to read the Series?
Friend of mine recommended them, so I started reading them.

;To whom are you bonded, if you're bonded?
Kheldin Korlan, of the Dai M'hael.

;Who is your mentee, if you have one?
None at the moment, but I used to be Jordan Sedai's mentor.

;Who is your favorite character of the Series? Favorite Nation?
I think I like Egwene best of the major characters, and Verin of the minor ones. I'm partial to Cairhien, because I think it's the most interesting to read about.

;Have you ever attended any Real Life Functions? Did you like them if you did, and why? (Why do you think people should come to any future functions?)
None of the official ones, but plenty of local parties. And I loved them, because the people are really nice :D

;Why should people come to our functions? Well, we're pretty awesome people, all of us.

;What kind of music do you like?
Classical, alternative, indie, rock, some jazz.

;What are your favorite movies?
Monsters Inc., The Nightmare Before Christmas, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy directed by Peter Jackson is also quite good.

;What is the craziest/stupidest thing you've ever done?
Going on a summer holiday with two MDD Gaidin :P Not stupid at all, just crazy. Was one of my best holidays so far ^^

;What job do you have?
I work part-time as a pharmacy technician, and I study to become a computer engineer.

;Do you have a pet?
No. Just a lot of stuffed toys.

;What languages do you speak?
Norwegian, Dutch, English, French.

;What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?
Astrophysicist, or a pastry chef.

;Seanchan or Shara?
Seanchan.

;Verin or Adeleas?
VERIN!!!

;Board games or computer games?
Computer games!

;Coke or Pepsi?
Coke.

;A short bio about yourself.
Hm. I'm born in the Netherlands to Norwegian and Dutch parents and currently live in Norway. My parents are divorced, and I have four younger half-brothers, all of them geeky like me. I recently moved from Oslo to Trondheim to start studying computer engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology there, and I'm enjoying it so far.
I am currently in a relationship.

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