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==Shadowspawn== | ==Shadowspawn== | ||
| − | '''''gholam'':''' | + | '''''gholam'':''' Golem |
| − | '''Trolloc:''' | + | '''Trolloc:''' Troll |
Also the trolloc bands: | Also the trolloc bands: | ||
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*'''Ahf’frait''': Afrit | *'''Ahf’frait''': Afrit | ||
*'''Al’ghol''': Ghoul | *'''Al’ghol''': Ghoul | ||
| − | * | + | *'''Bhan'sheen''': Banshee |
| − | *Dhjin’nen: Dijin | + | *'''Dhjin’nen''': Dijin |
| − | *Ghar’ghael: Gargoylw | + | *'''Ghar’ghael''': Gargoylw |
| − | *Ghob’lin: Goblin | + | *'''Ghob’lin''': Goblin |
| − | *Gho’hlem | + | *'''Gho’hlem''': Golem |
| − | *Ghraem’lan | + | *'''Ghraem’lan''': Gremlin |
| − | *Ko’bal | + | *'''Ko’bal''': Kobald |
| − | *Kno’mon | + | *'''Kno’mon''': Gnome |
| − | *Dha’vol | + | *'''Dha’vol''': Devil |
| − | *Dhai’mon | + | *'''Dhai’mon'''; Demon |
==Forsaken== | ==Forsaken== | ||
*'''Asmodean:''' Asmodeus, a demom | *'''Asmodean:''' Asmodeus, a demom | ||
*'''Anath:''' Western semitic goddess of war and sister of Baal | *'''Anath:''' Western semitic goddess of war and sister of Baal | ||
*'''Belal:''' A Demom | *'''Belal:''' A Demom | ||
| − | *'''Selene''' | + | *'''Selene''' A Moon godess in Greek mythology |
*'''Isma'mael''' | *'''Isma'mael''' | ||
*'''Ba'alzamon'''. | *'''Ba'alzamon'''. | ||
==Words from Arthurian Legend== | ==Words from Arthurian Legend== | ||
| − | + | *Elayne | |
| + | *Gawyn | ||
| + | *Galad | ||
| + | *Egwene | ||
| + | *Lan | ||
| + | *Artur Paendrag | ||
| + | *Caemlyn | ||
| + | *Thom Merrilin | ||
| + | *Tar Valon | ||
| + | *Nynaeve | ||
| + | *Sa'angreal (plus angreal, ter'angreal) | ||
==Miscellaneous== | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
| + | *Mosk | ||
| + | *Merk | ||
| + | *Elsbet | ||
| + | *Materese the Healer | ||
| + | *Tamyrlin (and Amyrlin) | ||
| + | *Ogier | ||
| + | *Eelfinn/AelFinn | ||
[[Category:The Real World]] | [[Category:The Real World]] | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 13 March 2010
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: Afrit
- Al’ghol: Ghoul
- Bhan'sheen: Banshee
- Dhjin’nen: Dijin
- Ghar’ghael: Gargoylw
- Ghob’lin: Goblin
- Gho’hlem: Golem
- Ghraem’lan: Gremlin
- Ko’bal: Kobald
- Kno’mon: Gnome
- Dha’vol: Devil
- Dhai’mon; Demon
Forsaken
- Asmodean: Asmodeus, a demom
- Anath: Western semitic goddess of war and sister of Baal
- Belal: A Demom
- Selene A Moon godess in Greek mythology
- Isma'mael
- Ba'alzamon.
Words from Arthurian Legend
- Elayne
- Gawyn
- Galad
- Egwene
- Lan
- Artur Paendrag
- Caemlyn
- Thom Merrilin
- Tar Valon
- Nynaeve
- Sa'angreal (plus angreal, ter'angreal)
Miscellaneous
- Mosk
- Merk
- Elsbet
- Materese the Healer
- Tamyrlin (and Amyrlin)
- Ogier
- Eelfinn/AelFinn
