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I know this has been done to death, but I'm rereading and just came across some very clever references to Tolkien in EOTW, chapter 9:
"But all of those folks thought of themselves as the people of the Mountain Home, the people of Manetheren.
"Their King was Aemon al Caar al Thorin, and Eldrene ay Ellan ay Carlan was his Queen. Aemon, a man so fearless that the greatest compliment for courage any could give, even among his enemies, was to sy a man had Aemon's heart..."
So since Aemon al Caar al Thorin is one of the major figures in Two Rivers history.......does al Thorin = al'Thor? And in that case, is Rand himself a reference to Thorin Oakenshield of The Hobbit?
"Their King was Aemon al Caar al Thorin, and Eldrene ay Ellan ay Carlan was his Queen. Aemon, a man so fearless that the greatest compliment for courage any could give, even among his enemies, was to sy a man had Aemon's heart..."
So since Aemon al Caar al Thorin is one of the major figures in Two Rivers history.......does al Thorin = al'Thor? And in that case, is Rand himself a reference to Thorin Oakenshield of The Hobbit?