A dude riding through

Post by **Sevothtarte** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 8:59 am

Time for a maybe really stupid question... Could someone please explain to me the title of second book?

Oh, and as for not-so-stupid: I know there was a king once who's name was Monomach, but does anyone have any other info on the term? Love the sound of it.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 3:19 pm

I think that a man rides through is the next line of the poem...I read that poem in college, a long time ago. I can't even rememebr who wrote it!

Post by **Sevothtarte** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 4:37 pm

Yes, but I fail to see the deeper meaning and connection of this line to the story... but then, I'm dumb.

Post by **MsMary** » Wed Apr 09, 2003 5:47 pm

I always assumed it was a reference to going through the mirrors...though nobody actually rides through.

Also, it's in the quote that SRD uses to preface the books:

"Steeped in the vacuum of her dreams.
A mirror's empty till
A man rides through it."

~MsMary~

Post by **birdandbear** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 3:24 am

Google is so great...

I don't have time right now to analyze this and draw any paralells, but here's some fodder for thought.

www.speakeasy.org/~anitra/commonwealth/river.html

Post by **Revan** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:01 pm

Er... Who was the dude riding through?

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:23 pm

If you follow Birdy's link you can read the poem and the commentary on the poem. The man who rides through in the poem is Sir Lancelot...

I have always thought of the man riding through in the book being Geraden, as he has broken through Terisa's enchantment, and given her a new life.

Post by **danlo** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:28 pm

Yes it's part of the Silverlock poem and it's like fairy tale analogy too--like Terisa's Prince Charming has come though to take her away...something like that.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:33 pm

Exactly.

Geraden is Prince Charming to Terisa's Sleeping Beauty.

Post by **DukkhaWaynhim** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:29 pm

Sevothtarte wrote:Time for a maybe really stupid question... Could someone please explain to me the title of second book?

Oh, and as for not-so-stupid: I know there was a king once who's name was Monomach, but does anyone have any other info on the term? Love the sound of it.

According to Dictionary.com, a monomachy is a duel; i.e, 1-on-1 combat. I'm not sure about the reference to a former king.

DW

Post by **MsMary** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:34 pm

DukkhaWaynhim wrote:
Sevothtarte wrote:Time for a maybe really stupid question... Could someone please explain to me the title of second book?

Oh, and as for not-so-stupid: I know there was a king once who's name was Monomach, but does anyone have any other info on the term? Love the sound of it.
According to Dictionary.com, a monomachy is a duel; i.e, 1-on-1 combat. I'm not sure about the reference to a former king.

DW

Makes sense that monomahy means duel, since the main job of the Monomach is to fight, in the book.

Was there a real-life king named Monomach? The only thing I found with a quick google search was a duke nicknamed "monomach" - Vladimir II "Monomach" Grand Duke of Kiew, born 1053, died 1125.

~MsMary~

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