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- Path: sparky!uunet!microsoft!hexnut!davidne
- From: davidne@microsoft.com (David Nelson)
- Subject: Re: Garion/Ce'Nedra <--> Durnik/Polgara
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.074257.1597@microsoft.com>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 07:42:57 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corp.
- Summary: Hmmm
- References: <BzFvL5.6JC@news.ucs.mun.ca>
- Lines: 49
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- In article <BzFvL5.6JC@news.ucs.mun.ca>, jfarrell@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (James Farrell) writes:
- > (apologies if this has already been covered)
- >
- > OK, Whan Aldur was talking to Polgara about restoring Durnik, he said
- > "Marriage must be a joining of equals, my daughter. How could this good,
- > brave man be husband to thee, so long as _thy_ power remains"
- >
- > In other words, they had to be on the same footing.
- >
- > Now what about Garion and Ce'Nedra. How come this union was allowed to
- > take place (other than simply _PROPHESY_). Will Ce'Nedra grow old and
- > die while Garion becomes another "Eternal Man"?
- >
- > This has been bothering me for a while. I would apperciate the comments
- > of others.
- >
- > Jim Farrell
- >
- >
- > --
- > ********************************************************************
- > * Jim Farrell - Memorial University of Newfoundland (ie. CANADA) *
- > * These are my opinions, so BUGGER OFF!!! *
- > ********************************************************************
-
-
- Okay,
- here's my two cents on the matter. At the time of Durnik's ressurection Aldur
- asked Polgara about the necessity of being on Equal terms with her husband to
- be. To allow the marriage to occur, Durnik's WILL power was unlocked. ( either
- by his death or by the Gods.) This put D&P on eqaul terms, both in life span
- and in power. In the case of Belgarion and Ce'nedra, Thing were pretty much
- already equal ( or would be soon ). Ce'nedra, being a Dryad, would live a
- pretty long time as it is. I'd imagine that her tree could be continually
- renewed by Garion as he chooses, and al long as her tree is alive, so is
- she, barring any phyical attacks. As for power, if you count political
- power as a form of power, she ranks right up there with Belgarion. ( Even
- before her marriage..) Not too mention the amulate that was given to her
- by Belgarion / Belgareth / and Polgara. That has a good amount of mystical
- power ascribed unto it. We've just seen ( or read about) the listening and
- speaking powers it has. I'd imagine that a mental scream ( especially from
- Ce'nedra ) would really HURT when it goes careening aroung your head a few
- times..:):)
-
- That's just my thoughts on this matter..
-
- Dave Nelson
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