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Tenar
This is a list of the names of characters in the stories about the fantasy world of Earthsea, created by Ursula K. Le Guin. Nomenclature In Earthsea, each individual among the Hardic peoples has several names over the course of their life: a child-name, a use-name and a true name. Up to puberty, a person is known by their child-name; at their rite of Passage, at about the age of thirteen, that name is taken from them and they are given their true name in the Old Speech by a witch, sorcerer or wizard. One's true name is a closely guarded secret shared only with those whom they trust completely because it grants the knower control over the person. A use-name is adopted for everyday dealings. It may be an animal (Dragonfly, Hare, Otter, Sparrowhawk), a plant (Alder, Heather, Moss, Rowan), a substance (Diamond, Flint, Ivory, Jasper, Onyx) or something else (Golden, Kurremkarmerruk, the latter having no meaning). Use-names are not unique; there are, for instance, three different charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tombs Of Atuan
''The Tombs of Atuan'' is a fantasy novel by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in the Winter 1970 issue of ''Worlds of Fantasy'', and published as a book by Atheneum Books in 1971. It is the second book in the Earthsea series after ''A Wizard of Earthsea'' (1969). ''The Tombs of Atuan'' was a Newbery Honor Book in 1972. Set in the fictional world of Earthsea, ''The Tombs of Atuan'' follows the story of Tenar, a young girl born in the Kargish empire, who is taken while still a child to be the high priestess to the "Nameless Ones" at the Tombs of Atuan. Her existence at the Tombs is a lonely one, deepened by the isolation of being the highest ranking priestess. Her world is disrupted by the arrival of Ged, the protagonist of ''A Wizard of Earthsea'', who seeks to steal the half of a talisman buried in the treasury of the Tombs. Tenar traps him in the labyrinth under the Tombs, but then rebels against her teaching and keeps him alive. Through him she learns mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehanu
''Tehanu'' , initially subtitled ''The Last Book of Earthsea'', is a fantasy novel by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Atheneum in 1990. It is the fourth novel set in the fictional archipelago Earthsea, following almost twenty years after the first three Earthsea novels (1968–1972), and not the last, despite its subtitle. (ISFDB). Two short stories set in Earthsea preceded the trilogy. A fifth novel and a collection of stories and essays were published about ten years after ''Tehanu''. See . It won the annual Nebula Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. ''Tehanu'' continues the stories of Tenar, the heroine of the second book of the ''Earthsea'' series ''The Tombs of Atuan'', and Ged, the hero of the first book, ''A Wizard of Earthsea''. Plot Summary ''Tehanu'' begins slightly before the conclusion of the previous book in the series, ''The Farthest Shore'', and provides some information about the life of Tenar after the end of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ged (Earthsea)
Ged is the true name of a fictional character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea realm. He is introduced in ''A Wizard of Earthsea'', and plays both main and supporting roles in the subsequent Earthsea novels. In most of the Earthsea books he goes by the Hardic name Sparrowhawk; as a child he is known as Duny. Character overview Ged is the main protagonist in ''A Wizard of Earthsea'' in which he is a serious and arrogant boy who matures into "one of the wisest and most powerful magicians in the land." He has red-brown skin. Biography At birth, Ged was given the child-name Duny by his mother. He was born on the island of Gont, the son of a bronzesmith. His mother died before he reached the age of one. A small boy, Ged had overheard the village witch, his maternal aunt, using various words of power to call goats. Ged later used the words without understanding their meanings, to surprising effect. The witch knew that using words of power effectively without understanding them requi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthsea (universe)
Earthsea is a fictional world originally created by Ursula K. Le Guin for her short story "The Word of Unbinding", published in 1964. Earthsea became the setting for a further six books, beginning with ''A Wizard of Earthsea'', first published in 1968, and continuing with ''The Tombs of Atuan'', ''The Farthest Shore'', ''Tehanu'', ''Tales from Earthsea'' and ''The Other Wind''. Nine short stories by Le Guin are also set in Earthsea; the earliest two (''The Word of Unbinding'' and ''The Rule of Names'') in her 1975 collection of short stories ''The Wind's Twelve Quarters'', five in ''Tales from Earthsea'', and the final two (2014's ''The Daughter of Odren'' and 2018's ''Firelight'') in an illustrated collection (along with the 1993 essay ''Earthsea Revisioned'') in '' The Books of Earthsea'' (released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''A Wizard of Earthsea''). Collectively, the series is simply known as ''Earthsea''. Geography The world of Earthsea is one of sea and islands: a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of Earthsea
Earthsea is a fictional world originally created by Ursula K. Le Guin for her short story "The Word of Unbinding", published in 1964. Earthsea became the setting for a further six books, beginning with ''A Wizard of Earthsea'', first published in 1968, and continuing with ''The Tombs of Atuan'', ''The Farthest Shore'', ''Tehanu'', ''Tales from Earthsea'' and ''The Other Wind''. Nine short stories by Le Guin are also set in Earthsea; the earliest two (''The Word of Unbinding'' and ''The Rule of Names'') in her 1975 collection of short stories ''The Wind's Twelve Quarters'', five in ''Tales from Earthsea'', and the final two (2014's ''The Daughter of Odren'' and 2018's ''Firelight'') in an illustrated collection (along with the 1993 essay ''Earthsea Revisioned'') in '' The Books of Earthsea'' (released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ''A Wizard of Earthsea''). Collectively, the series is simply known as ''Earthsea''. Geography The world of Earthsea is one of sea and islands: a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Wind
''The Other Wind'' is a fantasy novel by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Harcourt in 2001. It is the fifth and final novel set in the fictional archipelago Earthsea. It won the annual World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and was runner up for the Locus Award, Best Fantasy Novel, among other nominations."Ursula K. Le Guin" Index of Literary Nominees. The Locus Index of SF Awards. ''''. Retrieved 2017-12-12. ''The Other Wind'' is a to '' |
Earthsea Characters
''The Earthsea Cycle'', also known as ''Earthsea'', is a series of high fantasy books written by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Beginning with ''A Wizard of Earthsea'' (1968), ''The Tombs of Atuan'', (1970) and ''The Farthest Shore'' (1972), the series was continued in ''Tehanu'' (1990), and ''Tales from Earthsea'' and ''The Other Wind'' (both 2001). In 2018, all the novels and short stories were published in a single volume, ''The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition'', with artwork by Charles Vess. Setting The world of Earthsea is one of sea and islands: a vast archipelago of hundreds of islands surrounded by mostly uncharted ocean. Earthsea contains no large continents, with the archipelago resembling Indonesia or the Philippines. The largest island, Havnor, at approximately across, is about the size of Great Britain. The cultures of Earthsea are literate non-industrial civilizations and not direct analogues of the real world. Technologically, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthsea
''The Earthsea Cycle'', also known as ''Earthsea'', is a series of high fantasy books written by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Beginning with ''A Wizard of Earthsea'' (1968), ''The Tombs of Atuan'', (1970) and ''The Farthest Shore'' (1972), the series was continued in ''Tehanu'' (1990), and ''Tales from Earthsea'' and ''The Other Wind'' (both 2001). In 2018, all the novels and short stories were published in a single volume, ''The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition'', with artwork by Charles Vess. Setting The world of Earthsea is one of sea and islands: a vast archipelago of hundreds of islands surrounded by mostly uncharted ocean. Earthsea contains no large continents, with the archipelago resembling Indonesia or the Philippines. The largest island, Havnor, at approximately across, is about the size of Great Britain. The cultures of Earthsea are literate non-industrial civilizations and not direct analogues of the real world. Technologically, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wizard Of Earthsea
''A Wizard of Earthsea'' is a fantasy novel written by American author Ursula K. Le Guin and first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968. It is regarded as a classic of children's literature and of fantasy, within which it is widely influential. The story is set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea (universe), Earthsea and centers on a young Magician (fantasy), mage named Ged (Earthsea), Ged, born in a village on the island of Gont. He displays great power while still a boy and joins a school of wizardry, where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with a fellow student. During a magical duel, Ged's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him. The novel follows Ged's journey as he seeks to be free of the creature. The book has often been described as a ''Bildungsroman,'' or coming-of-age story, as it explores Ged's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death. The novel also carries Taoism, Taoist themes about a funda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace
Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. Throughout history, leaders have used peacemaking and diplomacy to establish a type of behavioral restraint that has resulted in the establishment of regional peace or economic growth through various forms of agreements or peace treaties. Such behavioral restraint has often resulted in the reduced conflict, greater economic interactivity, and consequently substantial prosperity. "Psychological peace" (such as peaceful thinking and emotions) is perhaps less well defined, yet often a necessary precursor to establishing "behavioural peace." Peaceful behaviour sometimes results from a "peaceful inner disposition." Some have expressed the belief that peace can be initiated with a certain quality of inner tranquility that does not depend upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Literary Characters
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire. Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Commonalities between dragons' traits are often a hybridization of feline, reptilian and avian features. Scholars believe huge extinct or migrating crocodiles bear the closest resemblance, especially when encountered in forested or swampy areas, and are most likely the template of modern Oriental dragon imagery. Etymology The word ''dragon'' entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French ''dragon'', which in turn comes from la, draconem (nominative ) meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek , (genitive , ) "serpent, giant s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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