Crossroads of Twilight

Blacksmith's Puzzle

Characters with Points of View in this chapter

Name	Class	Nationality
Egwene al'Vere	Channeler	Andor

Interviews relating to this chapter

Question	Action
Why do the Aiel revere and protect blacksmiths?	See Answer
You talked before about the same Age in different Turnings, you can compare them to tapestries, they look alike at first sight. I was wondering, when at first sight, what would make a difference... Two points I'm really interested in. [grumble A stupid mobile phone was apparently not switched off here; yet again... I think Leiden was the only question session not interrupted by this.] Level of technology and gender related... if for example the roles of men and women were switched between Ages, would the tapestries still look alike at first sight?	See Answer

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Why do the Aiel revere and protect blacksmiths?

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You talked before about the same Age in different Turnings, you can compare them to tapestries, they look alike at first sight. I was wondering, when at first sight, what would make a difference... Two points I'm really interested in. [*grumble* A stupid mobile phone was apparently not switched off here; yet again... I think Leiden was the only question session not interrupted by this.] Level of technology and gender related... if for example the roles of men and women were switched between Ages, would the tapestries still look alike at first sight?

See Answer