Finally, I want to mention something that is cool beyond description. When I was out in Charleston last time, Robert Jordan’s cousin (who was as close to him as a brother) walked in. Many of you may know Wilson from his blog posts over at Dragonmount, speaking about Mr. Jordan and the Wheel of Time. Well, he was out at Harriet’s this time, and I had the privilege of meeting him. (And we use that phrase like a cliche, but I think case, I mean it sincerely. Meeting Wilson WAS a privilege. He is an engaging, interesting person with genuine sense of nobility about him.) Anyway, near the end of my stay, he told me that he felt I should have something of Mr. Jordan’s and told me to go out into the armory and pick out a piece—any piece—that I wanted, and he’d ship it to me.
I’m certain you can imagine just how I felt at getting this honor. If you aren’t aware, Mr. Jordan’s armory was enormous. He collected the weapons as research for how to write descriptions and usage in his books. They were part of the process, part of what made the Wheel of Time turn out like it did. I think his attention to detail on these kinds of things is part of what made the books so great.
I’m going to wait to post about the sword I chose, since I’m having it cleaned and mounted, and would rather show final pictures of it. However, Wilson has put up some other pieces of the armory on ebay for sale. I wanted to alert you all of this fact, as I think some of you might be interested in the pieces. Also, here’s Wilson’s blog post about the armory , if you haven’t seen it.
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