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Thinking about Katherine the Weal led me to the topic of Maxentius ... I think the question of Maxentius' historical identity remains open. Several threads in the Urth archives t…
27 Nov 2012, 05:43
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When I started this thread I was thinking about the pairing of a rose thorn and a serpent's fang ... clearly a lion's fang must also be added to the cluster. Date: Mon, 26 No…
26 Nov 2012, 22:15
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Thanks for this reference. Severian says this is "one of the secrets," meaning perhaps there are others. Obedience seems more like an all-pervasive theme or raison d'etre of the gu…
25 Nov 2012, 01:35
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Early in Shadow, right after Severian is elevated to journeyman, Master Gurloes takes him aside and tells him the ultimate secret of their guild. We're not told what this is at the…
25 Nov 2012, 01:05
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This is a minor point but I noticed towards the beginning of Shadow, during the Feast of Holy Katherine, at the climax of the ceremony the torturer's wheel appears to be covered wi…
24 Nov 2012, 04:18
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This is a worthy topic. You'll probably want to re-read the brief passage in Shadow (I think) where Severian talks about the three levels of meaning that are embedded in every even…
23 Nov 2012, 13:43
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I was also thinking of which Hebrew letter might visually resemble a claw ... maybe Gimel? This letter seems to be associated with reward and punishment ...…
23 Nov 2012, 06:30
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Sorry for my ignorance on this topic, but is there any evidence that the Claw is of extraterrestrial origin - either an artifact, natural object or part of an animal? Or could it h…
23 Nov 2012, 01:30
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Thank you for your very thoughtful reply. The only thing I could add is that a serpent's fang carries deadly poison, while the Claw heals. The funny thing is that before I read th…
22 Nov 2012, 00:01
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I think it's the tie-in with the book of Genesis.…
03 Nov 2012, 01:48
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Considering all of this, is there is any tie-in with the Claw/thorn and Rosicrucianism (see http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_Cross)…
02 Nov 2012, 00:31
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It occurred to me that the Claw as a physical artifact bears some resemblance to a fang - I'm thinking specifically of a serpent's fang. Which naturally suggests the depiction of S…
02 Nov 2012, 00:04
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