The Wizard Knight Theology

James Wynn · 04 Jul 2010, 03:11 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:11:50 -0500
Subject: (urth) The Wizard Knight Theology
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> I see no evidence that Arnthor and Morcaine utrilise their dragon 
> aspects elsewhere.  Morcaine is introduced as dinner for a 
> dragon.Later Able speculates.on the issue of whether Arnthor's 
> dragonly equipment may be an impediment to his relationship with 
> Gaynor, but this seems a little doubtful to me, even if it fits her 
> character somewhat.

Able's speculation qualifies as evidence, I think. And since 
Garsecg/Setr is Aelf in Aelfrice and a dragon in Muspel, it seems to me 
that you are rejecting the obvious. When Able sets things right in 
Mythgarthr, it means the end of Arnthor's and Morcaine's rule.

> [It is unfortunate he could not have found a woman like Idnn, who 
> would, at least after a pep talk with Able, take such issues in her 
> stride.  So to speak.]
> >Well, it's true I'm speaking in terms of the intended message as I 
> see it. Michael says that in order true have Disiri, Able must learn 
> to summon her...that is he must be her her master...that is, he must 
> master his lower desires. In order to do that, he defeats his dragon 
> Grengarm and goes --the opposite direction from Aelfrice-- to Skai. 
> After that, he has become a knight Mythgarthr sense and can perform 
> all the duties of a knight that he has pledged. And *then* he can 
> summon Disiri.
> I can buy this interpretation.  Though I am not 100% convinced by it.

That's good enough for me.

> Of course Disiri is also Woman... and as usual Wolfe is less than 
> wholehearted in proclaiming Her superiority.

Hmmm...I don't want to respond contemptuously, so just imagine that I 
did. ;-)
What is the message of then of Valfather bowing before Michael? One 
thing I appreciate about Wolfe's fiction is that he is apparently deaf 
to unspoken PC post-feminist rules that cause other writers to turn 
their female characters into predictable stock.

u+16b9

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