(urth) Severian among the Ascians

[John Smith]

Is there any evidence in the text for Severian spending a year with the Ascians?   Or is this a doctrine, like the Immaculate Conception, that is derived by clever reasoning?

Best wishes,

Jack


--- On Thu, 12/11/08, Dave Tallman <davetallman at msn.com> wrote:

> From: Dave Tallman <davetallman at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: (urth) Severian among the Ascians
> To: urth at lists.urth.net
> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 2:33 PM
> David Stockhoff wrote:
> 
> > Lexicon Urthis suggests that Severian spent a year
> among the Ascians.
> >
> > Does anyone know when this is thought to have
> occurred?
> >
> 
> It must be after he became Autarch (1 S.R.) and before
> leaving for
> Briah (10 S.R.). The most likely scenario is that he was
> captured
> while leading a battle against the Ascians. Just like the
> first time
> he and the old Autarch were captured, he wouldn't have
> been recognized
> as Autarch. He was enslaved by them for about a year.
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