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| − | The ''ki'sain'', is a colored dot, on the forehead worn by [[Malkier]]i women. It symbolizes their willingness to pledge their sons to oppose [[the Shadow]] ({{kod|20}}). Unmarried women wear a blue ''ki'sain'' ({{ns|25}}), married women wear a red ''ki'sain'' ({{wh|8}}), and widows wear a white ''ki'sain'' ({{ns|22}}). | + | The ''ki'sain'', is a colored dot, on the forehead worn by [[Malkier]]i women. It symbolizes their willingness to pledge their sons to oppose [[the Shadow]] ({{kod|20}}). Unmarried women wear a blue ''ki'sain'' ({{ns|25}}), married women wear a red ''ki'sain'' ({{wh|8}}), and widows wear a white ''ki'sain'' ({{ns|22}}). Women who have died are marked with all three (ToM, Glossary) |
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 26 December 2010
The ki'sain, is a colored dot, on the forehead worn by Malkieri women. It symbolizes their willingness to pledge their sons to oppose the Shadow (KoD, Ch. 20). Unmarried women wear a blue ki'sain (NS, Ch. 25), married women wear a red ki'sain (WH, Ch. 8), and widows wear a white ki'sain (NS, Ch. 22). Women who have died are marked with all three (ToM, Glossary)
