> Kevin McDonald:
>
>>>Well, it certainly isn't conclusive but the Battle of Castle Blue
>>>started when the Carmanians (Sons of Darbeest?) sent an army of the dead
>>>to attack Meglardirth.
>>
>>
>This is the army that sailed from the Islands in Oronin Lake (FS
>p52)? They would have their origins in the "dead people on the
>shores of the Black Lake".
>
Yep. Yep.
>Since the Castle Blue lay at the edge of both Carmanian and Dara Happan lands
>
Lake Oronin was in the heart of Old Carmania, and only shared a border
with Dara Happa during particularly bad times - like the war against the
Red Goddess.
>and that some of the Veth Ethdisi are said to be related to the
>conquered Carmanians, I think it's reaching quite a bit to label the
>dead people or their summoners Carmanians.
>
>
Why? Because they attacked Meglardirth, a formerly Carmanian city? My
opinion is that the people of Meglardirth had fallen for Valare Addi's
Lunar influenced Pelandan revival. This offended the Veth Ethdisi and
their Carmanian relatives, who sought the most effective tool to remove
the Lunar taint from the shores of Lake Oronin. The army of the dead
was that tool.
>>> It seems reasonable to me that the Hum'akt cult
>>>would have a role in allowing that happen.
>>
>>
>Humakti using dead people? Rather contrary to what else has been
>known about them.
>
>
The Carmanian Hum'akt is, IMHO, very different from the Orlanthi
version. Even so, it is known that Humakti do allow the dead to return
under the proper circumstances (resurrection). Humakt himself brought
the Einherjar (dead warriors) to fight at Four Arrows of Light. My view
is that the Carmanian Hum'akt cult, followers of the Sword of Idovanus,
found some "technicality" to allow the dead to come back and fight the
minions of the Lie. Carmanian Viziers are good at finding technicalities. :)
~Kevin McDonald
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