#birgitte silverbow

[moghedien]

Elayne got shot with an arrow in the same episode in which her future Warder appears and shot people with arrows

#I can’t believe Birgitte shot Elayne #wheel of time #wot on prime #wot show spoilers #wot book spoilers #elayne trakand #birgitte silverbow

[wafflelovingbatgirl]

Valan Luca will know no peace if he decides to stop in capitols on his touring circuit.

In Ebou Dar, he gets a look at the Empress, may she live forever, who is now his patron. Rescuing that strange woman with the boar-horse really had payed off. And it’s…that bald girl from the first time he left Ebou Dar, who used to torment Mat by calling him Toy. And her shadow. And Mat is there too, and the cheeky little scamp winks his remaining eye.

In Camelyn, he bows before the Queen- and seated on the throne is Morelin, his errant tightrope walker. She seems to find the look on his face funny. A few careful questions with servants reveals that the archer who had worked with the circus and left with her was Birgitte Silverbow herself, just as the woman had always claimed.

Eventually he ends up in Malkier, still rebuilding to a new height of glory. He stands at the center of the tent and in the booth reserved for the King and Queen he hears a familiar sniff. He turns to look and there she is, the beautiful, judgmental Nana. Woman of his dreams. Queen of the country, judging by her crown and holding hands with a solid looking man in the hadori, her familiar disapproving look in place.

He is never going to tour in a city again.

#valan luca #Valan Luca's Grand Traveling Show and Magnificent Display of Marvelous Wonders #circus arc #wheel of time #the wheel of time #wot meme #wot #tuon athaem kore paendrag #elayne trakand #birgitte silverbow #nynaeve al’meara #matrim cauthon #unreasonably attractive fandom

[dream-of-ravens]

Sees Rand: that’s Elayne’s wife!

Sees Avidendha: that’s Elayne’s wife!

Sees Birgitte: that’s Elayne’s wife!

#rand ain’t the only one with a harem 👀👀👀 #elayne trakand #aviendha #aviendha x elayne #birgitte silverbow #rand al'thor #wot show spoilers #wheel of time #wot #wot on prime #the wheel of time #wot s2 #wot season 2 #wot on prime spoilers #wot s2 e8 #wot finale #wot spoilers

[ladyalysoftheblueajah]

I’ve decided, I’m only visualizing HER whenever I see/read Birgitte Silverbow 🩶🏹

#obsessive love #actually obsessive #rosamund pike #wheel of time #wheel of time book #robert jordan #wot books #moiraine damodred #moiraine sedai #wheel of time moiraine #birgitte silverbow

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Synnøve Macody Lund is probably playing an Aiel, but wouldn't be at all shocked if she ends up being Birgitte Silverbow.

#wheel of time #birgitte silverbow #synnove macody lund #wot on prime #wot book spoilers #wot casting

[spectrum-color]

For those who haven’t spent much time in the fandom:

Adored-Lan, Mat, Birgitte, Min

Hated: Elayne, Faile, Cadsuane, Egwene

Varies based on the respondents age: Moiraine

#wheel of time #wot #wot book spoilers #birgitte silverbow #lan mandragoran #mat cauthon #elayne trakand #cadsuane melaidhrin #egwene al'vere #min farshaw #faile bashere #don’t kill me this is supposed to be lighthearted #I even agree with some of these

[thelxiepia]

literally screaming BIRGITTE at the tv after seeing a blonde woman with a bow for half a second

#need to watch that episode approx 10000 times this weekend #birgitte silverbow #wheel of time #wheel of time season 2 #wheel of time spoilers

[wot-tidbits]

#wheel of time #spoiler #towers of midnight #elayne trakand #wot meme #birgitte silverbow

[amyrlinegwene]

Does anyone think about the fact that about 15 years after the last battle Elayne is going to start hosting a ton of archery competitions? Because I do

#birgitte silverbow #wot book spoilers #wheel of time #wot #if I get this far I WILL be putting this into my fic #elayne trakand

[birgittesilverbae]

oh no birgitte's been sitting in TAR while lanfear plays with her food, she's gotta be laughing her ass off at rand even more than usual

#wot #wot book spoilers #birgitte silverbow #rand al'thor

[moghedien]

Birgitte: She knew what I was

Flashback to 3000 years ago, Moghedien, sopping wet and crying at Birgitte's doorstep: I KNOW YOU'RE GAY. I KNOW YOU'RE GAY. I KNOW YOU'RE GAY. I KNOW YOU'RE GAY. YOU CAN'T AVOID ME I KNOW YOU'RE GAY. BIRGITTE LEAVE YOUR BOYFRIEND I KNOW YOU'RE GAY. STOP CALLING THE POLICE ON ME

#Lilen really said 'I know what you are' #reading whatever the Birgitte/Moghedien history is as just like the most toxic ex-girlfriend relationship ever makes Salidar so much fun #for just so many reasons #wheel of time #wot book spoilers #moghedien #birgitte silverbow

[xillionart]

Illustrations from the Japanese Lord of Chaos, 偽の竜王 (False Dragon-King)! (I waited one month for the little paperback, lol.)

From top to bottom, left to right: Mat, Rand, Perrin, Faile, Elayne, Birgitte, Min, Aviendha, Nynaeve, Egwene, The Dark One’s army, Moghedien

Translation undercut!

Mat Cauthon: The one who weaves the history (Japanese translation for Ta'veren). The sounder of the Horn of Valere.

Rand al'Thor: The one who weaves the history. The Dragon That Comes Again (aka Japanese translation of the Dragon Reborn) who can channel the Absolute Power (the One Power).

Perrin Aybara: The one who weaves the history. One who has golden eyes and is sympathetic with wolves.

Faile: Originally named Zarine Bashere. (I think the translation skips the "ni" in her name?) Perrin's wife.

Elayne Trakand: a Talented (異能者, Aes Sedai) candidate. Princess of the Kingdom Andor.

Birgitte: a legendary hero and gifted archer.

Min: a girl who possesses the inconceivable power of reading people’s future from their aura.

Aviendha: a Aiel Wise candidate.

Nynaeve al'Meara: a Talented (異能者, Aes Sedai) candidate and Wisdom of Emond's Field.

Egwene al'Vere: a Talented (異能者, Aes Sedai) candidate and Rand's childhood friend.

The Dark King's army: consisted of abnormal individuals and beasts like Myrddraal, Trollocs, and Draghkar.

Moghedien: one of the Dark Sedai (that's how they translated the Forsaken lmao, 闇セダーイ)

#wheel of time #rand al'thor #mat cauthon #perrin aybara #elayne trakand #faile bashere #birgitte silverbow #min farshaw #aviendha #nynaeve al'meara #egwene al'vere #moghedien

[apocalypticavolition]

Let's (re)Read The Great Hunt! Chapter 47: The Grave Is No Bar to My Call

I have absolutely no idea how the game is played but it feels to me like this particular card is nowhere near as good as the real thing. They always gotta "balance" shit for the games. Very annoying. I never balance my posts; I just stuff them full as many spoilers for the whole Wheel of Time series as possible and hope for the best. It hasn't failed me yet!

We get the exciting Horn of Valere icon this chapter because it is about to be blown.

He had the Horn of Valere lashed to the high pommel of his saddle as if it were just any horn, but the dagger was in his belt, the ruby-tipped hilt cupped protectively in a pale hand that seemed made of nothing but bone and sinew.

One half-wonders if the only reason Mat could be a horn-sounder at this point is that the dagger had all of his glory-related thoughts under wraps.

“We will all take the Horn to Verin, and then you can help her take it wherever she says it belongs.”

Rand's early oscillating between "I can't trust any Aes Sedai ever, I will not be used" and "Let's do whatever they say so I don't have to make a plan" is great.

Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain. So many duties. Egwene. The Horn. Fain. Mat and his dagger. Why can’t there just be one at a time? I have to take care of all of them.

It's rather funny that Rand will spend the whole series trying to avoid the solution he's automatically gone to here: off-load the less urgent responsibilities onto Mat and Perrin.

“That’s all very well, but what about you? Burn me, you can’t be going mad yet. You can’t!” Hurin gaped at them, not understanding half of it.

Mat's denial is very sweet and boy do I hope the narration is wrong about Hurin not getting it by now. Did he get a head injury no one noticed?

Rand shook his head. Threads. Duties. He felt as if he were about to explode like a firework. Light, what’s happening to me?

Rand, you're buckling under the stress of not communicating with everyone. Get ready because this is going to define your day to day life for the next eleven books.

“Saving Egwene isn’t wasting time!” But Mat’s hand had tightened on the dagger till it shook.

Mat's still a nice guy despite the corruption. I really don't get the people who want to say that his early book characterization veers all over the place: it's definitely true that not seeing his thought processes makes him harder to understand at this point. And of course the dagger was fucking him up last book. But this book's outside glimpses of Mat don't seem qualitatively different than what we get in later books, except of course that Mat hasn't had all his character development and power-ups yet.

“Lord Rand,” Hurin muttered, “if that lot lays an eye on the Horn of Valere, we’ll never get it close to an Aes Sedai. We’ll never get close to it again ourselves.”

Frankly Hurin, I doubt your heads will ever get close to your necks again if the Whitecloaks hear you have the Horn.

Have to go back. Have to go back. The longer he looked at the Horn, the more urgent his thoughts became. Have to. Have to.

I guess everyone's getting focused on salvation just being near the Horn as it's about to be blown correctly.

His last thought was regret. Byar would not be able to tell his son Dain how he had died.

Rest in... something, Mr. Bornhald. You sure were an almost reasonable human being. Sucks you couldn't stick around to benefit from Galad's leadership. Better luck next life!

Rand could not see the trees around them any longer. Mat had lowered the Horn, eyes wide with awe, but the sound of it still rang in Rand’s ears. The fog hid everything in rolling waves as white as the finest bleached wool, yet Rand could see. He could see, but it was mad. Falme floated somewhere beneath him, its landward border black with the Seanchan ranks, lightning ripping its streets.

I wonder if the intent was for this levitation to be a feature of the Horn. I do not recall Olver floating off in the Last Battle, though if he had it would have been quite a sequence and a good way to catch up with everything, considering that Rand can somehow see Bayle Domon's face from this distance. Certainly without the Horn's doing this whole sequence seems rather more miraculous than the series usually is.

Golden-haired Birgitte, with her gleaming silver bow and quiver bristling with silver arrows.

Hi Birgitte! Look forward to getting to know you better later!

They were little more than a hundred, Rand saw, and realized that somehow he had known that they would be.

I'm going to guess that there's about 106 of them, less Lews Therin and Noal. It seems like the kind of number Robert Jordan would want.

To his surprise, several of the small host behind Artur Hawkwing chuckled, and Birgitte, testing her bowstring, laughed. “You always choose women who cause you trouble, Lews Therin.” It had a fond sound, as between old friends.

Oh Birgitte just you fucking wait.

“My name is Rand al’Thor,” he snapped. “You have to hurry. There isn’t much time.”

Naturally, Rand's not fond of his deadname.

Hurin is meanwhile standing off to the side, probably somehow oblivious to what Rand being called Lews Therin means.

“You are here. The banner is here. The weave of this moment is set. We have come to the Horn, but we must follow the banner. And the Dragon.”

Speaking of being oblivious, I'm impressed with the whole of the fandom that we never noticed that the rules for hornsounding were set right here.

Perrin hesitated only an instant before swinging down off his horse and striding into the mist. There came a chopping sound, and when he returned, he carried a straight length of sapling shorn of its branches.

I guess they haven't gone floating away just yet, no matter what the Horn fog is doing? We're rapidly approaching one of those weird metaphysical sequences.

It seemed as if no time at all had passed since the Horn was first blown, as though time had paused while the heroes answered the call and now resumed counting.

That's a pretty nifty feature too. I guess Hero threads get priority when it comes to the weaving.

In a way, he could still see them, but now it was the way he could see Falme, and the Seanchan. He could not tell where they were, or where he was. He tightened his grip on his sword, peered into the mists ahead. He charged alone through the fog, and somehow he knew that was how it was meant to be.

Perhaps also they're sort of in T'A'R too? The Horn blurs the line between the two realities so that the Heroes, permitted access to one realm, might reach another? That would help explain Ba'alzy and all the floating.

Rand was aware of the other things, too.

His far-reaching sight foreshadows his actual conflict against the Dark One where from within Shayol Ghul he can still see the whole of the battle.

“Fool! Did those other fools you summoned not tell you who you are?” The fires of Ba’alzamon’s face roared with laughter.

Ish tries to distract Rand from his real lies (that Rand is his one way or another) by highlighting the truth Rand finds inconvenient, to make all of his statements seem more plausible. It's a good tactic!

Rand was so surprised he felt it inside the void. He doesn’t know everything. He doesn’t know! He was sure it must show on his face. To cover it, he rushed at Ba’alzamon.

Of course, the problem with Ishamael's techniques is that as effective as they are on ignorant country types, once the spell is broken there's literally no way to get it back. The only reason Rand insists on Ish being the Dark One from this point forward is the convenience it offers him, letting him avoid acknowledging his fate.

This time it was he who was driven back. Dimly, he saw the Seanchan fighting their way back in among the stables. He redoubled his efforts. The Kingfisher Takes a Silverback. The Seanchan gave way to a charge, Artur Hawkwing and Perrin side by side in the van.

The explicit connection between the specific struggle above and the general battle below is a nice touch. I'd comment more on the sword forms but... Effort. Most of these suggest vertical arcs to me, though of some different shape.

I have won again, Lews Therin. The thought was beyond the void, yet it took an effort to ignore it, not to think of all the lives where he had heard it.

The fact that the only compelling argument the Shadow has at this point stems directly from all the worlds that aren't speaks volumes to how pathetic an adversary it actually is.

For the first time Rand realized that Ba’alzamon acted as if the heron-mark blade could harm him. Steel can’t hurt the Dark One. But Ba’alzamon watched the sword warily.

Note that Rand can only acknowledge this under duress.

The picture formed of Egwene, collared, living her life as a damane. Threads of my life in danger. Egwene. If Hawkwing gets into Falme, he can save her. Before he knew it, he had taken the first position of Heron Wading in the Rushes, balanced on one foot, sword raised high, open and defenseless.

And again, Rand jumps entirely ahead of his character flaws. He hasn't really developed them yet, not fully. He also never comes to appreciate how it was this exact decision to trust in his allies being able to carry things out in the end is how he wins here - nor how it's the only way he gets to live after the overall war.

Rand screamed as he felt it pierce his side, burning like a white-hot poker. The void trembled, but he held on with the last of his strength, and drove the heron-mark blade into Ba’alzamon’s heart. Ba’alzamon screamed, and the dark behind him screamed. The world exploded in fire

Ish is so hilariously far from being a fighter, isn't he? He only does the damage he does and survives this blow through having stacked the deck so thoroughly. Poor Rand, though. From here on out things are only going to get tougher.

Next time: Ladies fight over Rand's body!

#let's read #wheel of time #wot #robert jordan #wheel of time spoilers #wot spoilers #rand al'thor #mat cauthon #perrin aybara #hurin #ingtar shinowa #geofram bornhald #bayle domon #gaidal cain #birgitte silverbow #mikel of the pure heart #paedrig the peacemaker #artur hawkwing #ishamael

[kevin-sedai]

Wheel of Time crew at the beach

Rand: Goes because he was convinced to by Min, Aviendha, and Elayne. Is wearing a bright red bathing suit that Moiraine gave him. Is the first to leave because he hates sand.

Egwene: Keeper of Sunscreen. Makes sure that everyone reapplys several times during the day. Is infuriated at Elayne because she keeps insisting that she doesn't need to wear any, even though she is clearly getting a sunburn.

Nynaeve: Brings a cooler full of water and snacks. Gets frustrated when people (Mat) asks her for drinks they know she didn't bring (whiskey). She lets out her frustration in a game of beach volleyball. Stops playing when she spikes the ball into another beach-goer's face.

Moghedien: Gets drilled in the face by a volleyball and has a bloody nose. Will get her revenge on Nynaeve one day though she kind of liked getting hit.

Elayne: Has Birgitte take pictures of her rolling around in waves and on the sand while pretending to laugh. Consults with Aviendha which is the best picture, and they decide Birgitte has to do them over, who is nowhere to be found. She isn't getting sunburn, and if she does, it'll tan. You'll see.

Aviendha: Has the best day at the beach. Took so many pictures, although they were all of the ocean. Except one of Elayne, which happens to be Aviendha's favorite.

Birgitte: Runs away when Elayne goes to look at the pictures with Aviendha. Spends the rest of the day with Mat.

Mat: Brought his own cooler that had alcohol. He and Birgitte spend most of the day together, though Elayne eventually finds them. Somehow, she's already drunk even though she didn't have anything to drink yet. Is being buried up to his neck in sand by Olver, who is lured away with the snacks Nynaeve has. No one goes to help him out because Nynaeve still has that volleyball.

Perrin: Looks forward to spending a nice day on the beach. Berelain is there, and by the Light her bathing suit is very revealing. Faile sees him glance at Berelain's general direction and yells at him before leaving him to spend time with Loial. All he was looking at was the dog someone else brought with them.

Loial: Spends all day under an umbrella writing about the day. The beach is fascinating to him, but he doesn't get why humans spend so much time there, given how hot it is.

Faile: Enjoys the time she spends with Loial after she got mad at Perrin. Is totally aware of the dog that Perrin was looking at but is on Amazon ordering a bathing suit similar to Berelain's.

Berelain: Takes as many selfies as she possibly can. Pretends her hat blows away in the wind and asks Galad to help her catch it. She just threw it.

Galad: Is glad to help Berelain get her hat back, though he's confused as to why she threw it at all. Tells Morgase that Elayne refused sunscreen which is why she's burnt to a crisp the next day.

Min: Happily reads under an umbrella she shares with Rand. Convinces him to put his feet in the water.

Tuon: Is either sitting in a chair that is on a towel or is on Selucia's shoulders. She will not set foot on sand; it is unseemly. Egwene accidentally brushes sand on her towel. It was just an accident, Tuon.

Lan: Is in a black t-shirt and black jeans. Doesn't try to help Mat out of the sand. He thinks it's funny that Nynaeve is keeping him there, though he hasn't smiled all day.

Thom: Drove everyone to the beach. Is playing music on his towel.

Moiraine: Bought everyone ice cream and didn't get a thank you from anyone except Thom and Egwene. Warns everyone that she saw jellyfish, but no one listens.

Gawyn: Goes to swim in the water and gets stung by a jellyfish. Egwene tells him he only has himself to blame, but he blames Rand for it. Rand left two hours before this even happens. Elayne says someone should just pee on him like in Friends.

#wheel of time #rand al'thor #nynaeve al'meara #egwene al'vere #moghedien #mat cauthon #tuon athaem kore paendrag #perrin aybara #faile ni bashere t'aybara #loial #berelain sur paendrag #galad damodred #moiraine damodred #thom merrilin #lan mandragoron #birgitte silverbow #min farshaw #elayne trakand #aviendha #gawyn trakand #wot book spoilers #this wasn't very good but i tried #sorry that this is long #modern wot

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

“We did have that plan [for Uno] because we’re combining… This is a little bit of an Easter egg spoiler. Some hardcore fans will notice. But we signal very clearly another character in the books that we’ve combined Uno with. Two swords.”

Rafe Judkins pretty much confirming that Uno has been combined with Gaidal Cain. No coincidence then that he was stood right next to Birgitte.

#wheel of time #wot on prime #wot book spoilers #wot spoilers #uno nomesta #gaidal cain #birgitte silverbow

[iliiuan]

Ok ok hear me out.

This setup requires that you accept Olver as Gaidal Cain.

Mat introduces Olver to The Empress (may she live forever), and she adopts him. They all move back to Seanchan and retake the continental islands.

Birgitte is reborn in Seanchan and fights in the fourth uprising against the New Empire, meeting Olver in an enemies to lovers story arc.

#wheel of time #wot spoilers #birgitte silverbow #gaidal cain #olver #seanchan