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I know this is the Obernewtyn theories area..but I just wanted to throw around some ideas on the Legendsong series.

I would warn those of you who have not read Darkfall or Darksong yet to perhaps avoid this incase of spoilers.

I am reading Darkfall for the second time and noticed something i missed the first time around.

When Ember passes through the portal to the world of Keltor, she is rescued by a man/beast. During a mental exchange of words he introduces himself as Ronaall.

As i read the name i realised that Ronaall is an anagram of Lanalor.

I could be wrong..but i assume this person is Lanalor and as a way of protecting himself/Ember/Darkfall (perhaps) he has assumed a new name.

That got me wondering why he would give Ember a false name.
Does he fear revealing too much to her (if she was to realise that the man who saved her is also a man of great historical importance in Keltor) ?

Please feel free to include your thoughts here.

Edit: I just found the old thread discussing the Legendsong. And while most of what i was thinking was discussed there, It would be nice to have some fresh debate on things.
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17 years ago
Nope, that's cool, we can discuss theories from any of the books here :)

We have a big thread brought over from the old boards regarding legendsong theories, here, if you want to add to that?
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17 years ago
I think a fresh start is a great idea! I would love to dicuss theories of this series! [Plus, it seems that when the threads got transferred over - the smilies didn't... which makes it kind of confusing to read - especially when people use lots of smilie *cough*like me *cough* :P]
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It gets revealed later that it is an anagram on Lanalor. I was always thought even though it's not the same name - it is still somewhat related to it, just like he is that person Lanalor - but that person existed a long time ago and he is no longer the same as he used to be. ... confusing - but do you get what I mean?

As for why he uses that name, I suppose it is also a way to confuse the chaos spirit :P Not really that much of a riddle - but perhaps the chaos spirit and it's followers aren't good at word puzzles. ;)
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That's okay, just have a read of the old Legendsong thread - it answers a lot of questions and has a great deal of fantastic theories in them - we don't really want to be repeating ourselves :P
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17 years ago
I think i might have to read the old thread in sections...there is so much to take in, and i'm only on page 2 ::eek::

I love the legendsong series but admittedly i find it hard to grasp certain parts of the story due to the jump from Glynn to Ember and back again.

When I'm reading (for example) I get into Glynn mode. Then a section on Ember arrives and i'm still reading it from the point that Glynn is the main character.

That sounds confusing, and its hard to explain verbally...but thats what makes it hard for me to work out my ideas and theories :P
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I know EXACTLY what you mean - in Darkfall I enjoy Glynn's story so much more - I hate it cause it just get's really good and then bam back to Ember. I think the next time I read it I'll try doing a straight read of all Glynn's story, and then all Ember's story... and then perhaps the seguing bits.
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17 years ago
Yeap, I hear you - same here. Most of Isobelle's books are written from one single character's POV. With Legendsong you have to consciously take the view of an outside observer - I guess that's why there's usually a segue bit between the two girl's stories, to ease the transition.

But I love it...it seems to have such a greater depth and meaning and so many unanswered questions. Darksong would probably be my all time favourite Carmody book and I know a lot of people on here have said the same thing - unfortunately I tend to put it at the back of my mind to focus on Obernewtyn's unanswered questions and theories since we're closer to it's conclusion than we are Legendsong's!
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17 years ago
I also have to agree about the confusion that comes with two protagonists: the plot of the series overall is so many-layered and confusing, that skipping back and forth between two pretty complex characters - and trying to figure out the whole Unraveller-and-Soulsaver mystery to boot - makes my head spin. And Mornirkirara, I also enjoy Glynn's story more, and not just because of Solen either. :P
I'll try to read the old thread eventually, but right now I don't think I'm up to it so if it's all right I'll just spout off a question and hope it hasn't already been analysed to death in the past. Plus, it's been a while since I've read the series so please bear with me if what I say makes no sense in the context of the books. :-/
The relevance of Ember's likeness to Shenavyre has always bugged me: is this the only reason Ronaall is so fond of her or is she, I don't know, a reincarnation of her or something along those lines?
Also - I thought Ronaall was basically a part of himself that Lanalor preserved and bound to a certain plane so that he could in a way still see the end of his big project after he was gone?
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17 years ago
Just wondering....but does anyon else feel that the parts of the story that follow Glynn seem more fast paced and lively (like her character) and Embers story seems a little more subdued and slow (more like Embers character) ?

Or is that just something i'm getting from the books?
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I get that a bit too, but I thought it might also have something to do with the fact that we met Glynn first. I was always more interested in Glynn because I was interested in her first and I thought that I might be thinking her story was faster paced simply because I was reading faster because I was enjoying it more. When I first read Darfall, I sometimes got a bit bored with Ember and I thought that maybe that was making her sections seem more dragged out.
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14 years ago
I quite like the contrast between the two characters. It is interesting to see how their relationships and contact with (often the same people) people, differ.

I also found that often when I was reading the books I would just be starting to get bored with one character when it would swap.

It was also interesting skipping all of the main chapters and just reading the segue sections and trying to put together all the bits and pieces.

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