tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post1759314963628922664..comments2024-03-04T02:03:29.708-05:00Comments on the Wood between Worlds: Kingkiller Chronicles Speculation: Denna and Her PatronReecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691425406901685427noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-35028641728762621522019-09-17T21:42:45.748-04:002019-09-17T21:42:45.748-04:00Also, an important point I haven't seen mentio...Also, an important point I haven't seen mentioned is that Cinder being Denna's Patron is out of character for Cinder. <br />Haliax obviously has control over Cinder by using his Name. We see this when Kvothe's troupe is killed. Cinder is clearly not pleased, yet he has no choice but to follow Haliax's wishes.<br />Therefore, if Cinder is Master Ash, we must assume one of three Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-24458417314502625772019-08-15T15:12:19.161-04:002019-08-15T15:12:19.161-04:00This is brilliant. A few things:
"Her patron...This is brilliant. A few things:<br /><br />"Her patron beats her. Not all the time, but often.<br />Sometimes he beats her in a temper, but mostly it's a game."<br /><br />They're playing tak! He's showing her "a beautiful game". He beats her at tak like he does with Kvothe.<br /><br />"Her patron wonders how far he can push Denna before she tries to leave Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-8464425582383200822019-06-28T09:12:19.708-04:002019-06-28T09:12:19.708-04:00Perhaps the great betrayal that we are waiting for...Perhaps the great betrayal that we are waiting for is in fact Kvothe betraying Denna and killing Bredon? I think the real question should be... who is Skarpi?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-32839190131794564422019-06-25T04:51:59.528-04:002019-06-25T04:51:59.528-04:00But also sometimes he beats her and it's a gam...But also sometimes he beats her and it's a game refers to Bredons love of Tak doesn't it? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227478861607682568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-29141629616300172062019-04-01T21:00:13.544-04:002019-04-01T21:00:13.544-04:00Hold on a second... on what planet is Denna a Mary...Hold on a second... on what planet is Denna a Mary Sue? I mean, don't be me wrong, I can't stand her so that part checks out. But... a Mary Sue is a character that is overly virtuous... what virtues does Denna have?Kurt Osishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042381588992676210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-8384948879707694012018-01-31T21:45:10.614-05:002018-01-31T21:45:10.614-05:00" In Ademre he's called "Maedre"..." In Ademre he's called "Maedre" which means "destroyer of trees" - while this could obviously refer to the sword-tree, it could also mean he manages at some point to destroy the Ctaeh."<br /><br />Does it mean destroyer of trees, or blasted tree? <br /><br />"There's four people in the whole book series, who use an outrageous amount of rhyming, being Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691425406901685427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-62452554533269685352018-01-27T11:11:19.944-05:002018-01-27T11:11:19.944-05:00There are a few things I came across after a re-re...There are a few things I came across after a re-read: <br />1) In Ademre he's called "Maedre" which means "destroyer of trees" - while this could obviously refer to the sword-tree, it could also mean he manages at some point to destroy the Ctaeh.<br />2) There's four people in the whole book series, who use an outrageous amount of rhyming, being Felurian, Denna, KvotheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-31442264535305141742017-10-03T20:53:07.173-04:002017-10-03T20:53:07.173-04:00I agree that Master Ash is most likely Braden. I a...I agree that Master Ash is most likely Braden. I also like your take on why Denna is bruised, the "beatings" etc...<br />However-- to say that Denna wouldn't stand for real abuse is false.<br />All the men she runs from are clingy, want to put her on a pedestal, etc.<br />The surest way to keep an abused woman around is to treat her exactly as she thinks she deserves-- continued Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293906517398760816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-13613351937815364092017-02-03T22:20:16.320-05:002017-02-03T22:20:16.320-05:00I still belive denna is actually geisha the angel ...I still belive denna is actually geisha the angel who had a hundred suiters and was the first to know the unwanted touch of a man ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024822286782604232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-47422291895961991892016-10-26T22:40:53.644-04:002016-10-26T22:40:53.644-04:00Thank you for taking the time to write thisThank you for taking the time to write thisXtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186271574877177070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-80642785925891197102016-09-28T08:20:51.500-04:002016-09-28T08:20:51.500-04:00The problem with your theory is that it's so g...The problem with your theory is that it's so good that a month from now my mind will accept it as the truth(which it is) and I will not be surprised from anything in book 3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153011571380251328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-7308357314948883032014-10-09T08:12:24.801-04:002014-10-09T08:12:24.801-04:00The writing-magic makes sense with Yllish story kn...The writing-magic makes sense with Yllish story knots. Denna explicitly says to Kvothe in Tarbean "you're supposed to read them by touching them, not looking at them" or something along those lines. This could be due to the fact that if you looked at them, then the magic would work, but if you simply felt them to read, you could tell what the "spell" actually did without Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-41880874934651273922014-06-10T05:40:34.897-04:002014-06-10T05:40:34.897-04:00In my opinion the song about Lanre directly contra...In my opinion the song about Lanre directly contradicts the theory of Master Ash being Cinder. The argument the the song is meant to be positive propaganda for Lanre is false thinking. The Chandrian are about for 5000 years, surely if they were into propaganda buisiness there would exist a couple of positive songs about them, but there aren't. In fact there are no songs at all except a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-55222395793965457452014-05-22T08:58:10.872-04:002014-05-22T08:58:10.872-04:00When kvothe is trying to guess master ash's na...When kvothe is trying to guess master ash's name he says tell me when I hit one you like... frank feran forue fordale. Starting from the first two letters of feran, the third and fourth from forue and the last two from fordale. FERULE. Could be a coincidence but I doubt It. Them all starting with F is slightly suspicious tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-27783190882704831352013-07-05T04:37:25.944-04:002013-07-05T04:37:25.944-04:00This is amazingly insightful. I hadn't thought...This is amazingly insightful. I hadn't thought of Bredon being Master Ash, but now it really makes sense. I was mostly really skeptical about Master Ash being an abuser and Denna just putting up with it -- it seems odd when you consider her character. And then the Cthaeh just decides to confirm Kvothe's suspicions, yet we know everything the Cthaeh does is destructive, which leads me to LNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333402691717114966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-613387965721174471.post-27325673686294131642013-01-12T23:47:12.147-05:002013-01-12T23:47:12.147-05:00Excellent thought process. Makes me hungry for the...Excellent thought process. Makes me hungry for the 3rd book.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765383100080853297noreply@blogger.com