Word Origins
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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
