tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post9078336319808717259..comments2024-03-19T14:50:46.819-07:00Comments on The Realm of Zhu: Trolldawn II: The RegenerationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-16678419659976472652013-05-18T04:11:53.143-07:002013-05-18T04:11:53.143-07:00Lofts, I might as well have put my loft stuff stra...Lofts, I might as well have put my loft stuff straight in the bin as I will never see any of it again thanks to 'attic-fear'. I suppose knowing it exists and is technically in my possession is a comfort of sorts.<br /><br />I will do a bit of poking through online resources, in the meantime I hope you have luck getting to the bottom of it.Warlord Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477146670213381976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-8340510218746625412013-05-17T13:42:28.841-07:002013-05-17T13:42:28.841-07:00An illuminating point of view. I think we'd ne...An illuminating point of view. I think we'd need to establish Andersons approach to elemental symbolism, or perhaps a close-reading of his troll section (alas book is in an unmarked box in the loft) and thematic use of sympathetic magic to establish a textual basis for the theory.zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-7916974661189184552013-05-17T06:00:06.461-07:002013-05-17T06:00:06.461-07:00In folk lore fire often has dual properties, the p...In folk lore fire often has dual properties, the power to destroy and bring about rebirth. Forest fires, it is said, were an important part of how fire was viewed in the ancient world. The real life Salamander which thrives in forest fires and the mythical Salamander and Phoenix are evidence of how fire's regenerative attributes were perceived before the classical Greek view of the four Warlord Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477146670213381976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-34539896332735467492013-05-17T03:53:46.397-07:002013-05-17T03:53:46.397-07:00seems like Anderson didn't make up the regener...seems like Anderson didn't make up the regeneration ability or their appearance, so not I'm going to give him credit for the 'kill it with fire' motif easily! zhu bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004498036257289234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-28658224228769449512013-05-16T17:45:03.977-07:002013-05-16T17:45:03.977-07:00I would have assumed Anderson just made up the fir...I would have assumed Anderson just made up the fire thing on his own... fascinating stuff! Mike Monacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474135378521139178noreply@blogger.com