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Anele = Elena?
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:06 pm
by mortem
I've read a lot of posts in this forum, but haven't come across any that discuss this. Anele's name backwards spells Elena... could this mean that he also will do something insane such as breaking another law?
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:28 pm
by Warmark
I think SRD has said in the Gradual Interview that its a coincedence.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:19 pm
by Nerdanel
However, according to the First Chronicles system Anele would be a girl's name. Of all the words that may be related to Anele, like anneal, anile is the funniest. In fact it makes me wonder if we are sure that Anele's name was given to him by Sunder and Hollian instead of Lord Foul...
We know that Lord Foul has sometimes access to Anele's brain. I wonder if he can do tricks there we don't know of.
Anele's name is so full of potential meanings it's no wonder that some of them like Elena backwards are coincidental.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:48 pm
by Buckarama
Hmmm I can't believe I've never noticed that before. Ah well, old age comes for everyone,....
Who am I again? Where are my depends!
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:07 pm
by Prom_STar
Warmark wrote:I think SRD has said in the Gradual Interview that its a coincedence.
SRD in GI wrote: Yes, it's just a coincidence. I didn't notice the Elena/Anele spelling until a friend pointed out to me--too late for me to do anything about it. Sometimes these things just happen. (11/08/2004)
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:21 am
by exnihilo
Anele is a word Donaldson uses in the second chronicles... although I can't remember the book and passage, and I only saw it once. I remember seeing it during my recent re-read of the series. It means to bless as by annointing with oil.
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:49 am
by danlo
Fist has pointed it out a few times.
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:00 am
by exnihilo
Word
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:43 pm
by Avatar
Hey, ExNihilo, you back? Why didn't you visit the 'Tank?
--A
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:20 pm
by Loredoctor
Or maybe he wants to think that it's a coincidence!
*cue suspensful music*
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:08 pm
by exnihilo
Avatar wrote:Hey, ExNihilo, you back? Why didn't you visit the 'Tank?
--A
I'm working up to it
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:58 pm
by Fist and Faith
I just bumped a thread about this for you. We've discussed
everything at one point or another. Usually way beyond the point of necessity or good taste!
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:06 pm
by khalgregar
SRD in GI wrote: Yes, it's just a coincidence. I didn't notice the Elena/Anele spelling until a friend pointed out to me--too late for me to do anything about it. Sometimes these things just happen. (11/08/2004)
I posted the question that resulted in this answer about a year ago I think, and have also asked him face to face. I think it must be a coincidence if you look at it from a different angle - if SRD had planned to slip a little secret into the story under our noses, he would have found some way to do it that was a little more sophisticated. I think the only person who *didn't* notice the reverse spelling was SRD himself, having invested much thought into the character and hence was suffering from acute tunnel-vision.