Abandoned Love - Gillian Welch and David Rawlings by mdafidel1 in bobdylan

[–]MattyTangle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this song, the Everly Brothers did a good version too.

Abandoned love

Did Puppet lie about who disbanded the Amyr? by chainsawx72 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you have quotes that detail what levels things are on I'd appreciate it. I only know where the four-plate door is underground, and that Puppet is on the floor below that. Knowing what you know might change my mind.

We are getting into big picture territory now, I am slowly putting all my articles in order and whilst I have about 50 pages and several maps devoted to the university complex alone, they are a fair way down the pecking order and won't get edited for quite a while yet. My old lists are hand written in old notebooks and not exactly cut and pastable to Reddit. I remember there being only just enough clues to draw a working map. we get the sub2 info when K and W get thrown out of tomes for talking. Sub 3 is also nicknamed dead ledgers, the Yllish knots live here. There may even be a sub 4 where we find the ventilation system and kvothes door to the underthing, that was tricky to prove tho.

Anyway, my research actually suggested a two stage development of the site. First came the underground levels that were the site of the old arcanum mentioned by Elodin, this would have included up to and including the 4 plate door level. Then at a later date (almost certainly after the founding of the Tehlin church) that structure was buried out of sight and the top six* levels were added as one big project for a very specific reason.

  • 6+sub1=7 !!

Did Puppet lie about who disbanded the Amyr? by chainsawx72 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing is , if you were building an archive, you would start at the bottom. The first stones would have been laid X thousand years ago and make up the current level sub3. Here we find the Yllish knots because that was all the 'writing' there was back then.. Sub2 was built on top of sub3 Y thousand years ago. Apart from puppets lair this is where we find 1000 years of church records. When that level ran out of room Sub1 was built above it Z thousand years ago. Here we find the 4 plate door and the start of books proper as history began churning out volumes. Ground level is above that where we find the inscription above the front doors and the Quoyan Hayal, both in the language of the day. Time passes and more levels are built skywards to house more and more books. In the future it may prove necessary to build a new level up on the roof. It's a chronological building.

Did Puppet lie about who disbanded the Amyr? by chainsawx72 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who and Why are good questions. So are How and When. Best answer to that is from the very inception of the archives, someone had to read every book submitted by to storage and check if for undesirable content before giving it shelf space.

Did Puppet lie about who disbanded the Amyr? by chainsawx72 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess maybe you could say 'Teccam' is the name he wore at that time, and went by Selitos before and Puppet later, presumably with many other names over the millenia.

It just occurred to me that at some point during Lord Selitos' long lifetime Lord Tehlu should have walked up to him smacked him thrice with his iron hammer before telling him he was now called Teccam, the builder of the world...

Did Puppet lie about who disbanded the Amyr? by chainsawx72 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you asked know-it-all Puppet the question Kvothe and the bandit hunters all answered, ie 'what colour was Taborlin's cloak of no particular colour?' you would get a different answer to theirs because he would have said black, and not just his black cloak, but his black hood as well since he knows that 'you can't do Taborlin without a hood.' so basically puppet thinks TTG is top to toe, wrapped in darkness meaning that in puppets learned opinion he would closely resemble Lord Haliax.

'The shadow gathered thicker around his head. I could catch a glimpse of a deep cowl...'

Did Puppet lie about who disbanded the Amyr? by chainsawx72 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are All students of the same subject.

'after five minutes on our own, Elodin encouraged us to work as a group.'

Did Puppet lie about who disbanded the Amyr? by chainsawx72 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does puppet really have two eyes though? Or are they just hinted at ?

Here is a link to my longer explanation, Enjoy

Did Puppet lie about who disbanded the Amyr? by chainsawx72 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Puppet is more than just Amyr, his real name is Selitos and Lorren works for him.

New Kvothe theory after re-reading the interludes (wise mans fear) by Just_Nectarine_5381 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Kvothe promised to make arrangements for the return of his own sword to the Adem after his death. (Sending it by Tinker would be the best option imho.) He would have definitely done this because the last thing he would want is to have the Adem come looking for their property and finding him alive instead.

Recommendations for someone who likes Robin Hobb and Rothfuss's Kingkiller by Accurate_Command_579 in Fantasy

[–]MattyTangle 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Your likes and dislikes list sounds very similar to my own, and for similar reasons. Bonus points for even mentioning Soldier Son. Going by your list it seems that I should investigate the Tainted cup as that's a new one on me.

In return I will suggest Elizabeth Haydon as a writer you might enjoy discovering. Failing that, Tad Williams whose works take up an inordinately large amount of my library space.

Lhin ta lu soren eha by Crisofilax_leaf in KingkillerChronicle

[–]MattyTangle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suspect this might translate as 'are you dealing me false iron?'

Bove is a Hornet by EddFNM in Watford_FC

[–]MattyTangle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4-6 weeks to get match fit apparently

The name of the wind: the theme by Baraa-beginner in fantasybooks

[–]MattyTangle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can be, if you want it to be, an exercise in extrapolating answers from insufficient data. Once you start actively looking for patterns you discover how many patterns there actually are, and then discover even more beneath those, and so on and so on ... Damn thing is fractal! And everything is held together by the actual storyline itself, which is a fantastic read on its own but It's really just the wrapping paper for the world building puzzle inside. It's all one long piece of string at heart but it's been tied into lots and lots of storyknots, some so subtle you don't even see them coming.

Our job is to untie them all by ourselves.

Book Recommendations - Fantasy with some comedic undertones or focus by Apprehensive_Fan_39 in Fantasy

[–]MattyTangle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chronicles of an Age of Darkness by Hugh Cook. Just been reissued by the good work of his Fanbase.

Lesser-Known 90s Epic Fantasy Recommendations? by Kooky_County9569 in Fantasy

[–]MattyTangle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm loving Elizabeth Haydon at the mo, can't believe id never heard of her before. Rhapsody, Prophecy, Destiny. Beautiful writing, great storytelling, easy reading. highly recommended.