(urth) Honor

James Wynn thewynns at earthlink.net
Sun Nov 27 06:43:00 PST 2005


I said:
>>Part of the problem with the story, is that Wolfe has presented a
>>world in which it is not self-evident that the Overcyns intervene in
>>trials by arms, and people don't seem to expect them too.

Roy quoted:
>The title of Chapter 32 of WIZARD is, "Trial By Arms".
>From page 386, Able speaking first:
> *********************
>Gaynor's eyes brimmed with tears. "It's for me, too. So the king will
>see that -- that I'm not what he thinks. The Valfather will give the
>victory to the right, won't he?"
>"That's what people believe, I know. It may be true."
> *********************

Ah! I take it back. Trial By Arms in Wolfe's world is in agreement with the
understanding of people in the "Dark Ages".

J





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