(urth) The Wizard - questions -- answers (spoiler)

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This is a paradox.  Garvaon sacrifices his knightly honor to benefit Idnn, something not even Able is willing to do.
Don

 His murder of
Gilling, in knightly terms, is a deeply selfish and
dishonorable act -- thus it's interesting that he is
"raised" to Skai.  But then again, Abel himself goes
against the knightly code many times, and is rewarded
for it.

Paul

--- Russell Wodell <wrustle at telus.net> wrote:

> What would be Sir Garvaon's motive for killing
> Gilling? (Rhyme 
> unintentional) And why would Wolfe conceal this for
> so long?
> 
> For this and other reasons, I am fairly certain that
> Iddn is the murderer. 
> She agreed to marry Gilling to achieve power, which
> she maintains with her 
> army of giantesses, but killed him because sexual
> congress would mean her 
> death either in coitus or in giving birth to a
> giant, as Wolfe makes 
> gruesomely explicit.
> 
> If I'm right, this further underlines the increasing
> strain of misogyny in 
> late Wolfe...
> 
> Russell 
> 
> 
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