Whew, this was probably my biggest WOT 101 video to date. I hope you like it! Please remember to like the video and to subscribe! And please keep main series spoilers light in the comments. Thanks!
Awesome video man! I can see the passion for The Wheel of Time shine through with every one of your videos. Your animations, editing and production value is incredible, definitely look forward to watching your channel/content grow when they finally start releasing episodes! (Come on Amazon, I can't wait!!)
@@endeavorous708 totally agree! Lauren is my top fav channel of Wheel of time, and such an inspiration! He proves that passion is the best motivation to create quality, in whatever we decide to tackle!
@@UnravelingthePattern it's not even a hope in my book, it's a sure thing! Even for the books themselves most new readers get easily lost in all the information needed to fully understand what's going on! The show will have the same challenge, even if they most probably decided to simplify many things. And as I've said many many times, your channel is the most meticulous and so well made! Each of your videos are a piece of art, as well as informative, yet respectful of the pleasure of first discovery! What else can they ask for? 🤔😏😎
@@UnravelingthePattern the ten nation and the second convenat are fascinating - I'm just swotting up before Wotcon - but do think a deep dive into the ten nations would be fun - non spoiler for show but instructive
This is such a helpful overview of the history. Even as a long time reader, I find it hard to remember the order of events sometimes. You also finally made the calendar systems clear to me! Fabulous job on this one!
Glad it was helpful! I feel the same way. Honestly, I felt the need to do this for myself, because I never remember when things like the War of the Hundred Years or the Trolloc Wars happened in context of the main story. It really helps me to put things into perspective visually like this.
9:16 You left a crucial fact out. The White tower, swore three oaths ,to Artur Hawkwing for the siege of Tar Valon to be lifted. Three oaths, sworn on a one Power artefact , that made them binding. each Aes Sedai, still has to swear these three same oaths.
This certainly doesn't contain ALL information. It's a brief summary. But that is a good detail to remember when I eventually get to this point in my longer "Wheel of Timelines" series of videos that I'm working on. Thanks for the helpful reminder!
I was watching Nerd of the Rings and I was like "Damn I really want someone to do this with my favorite series Wheel of time!" So I searched and Huzzah found you, thank you my good man!
This is SOOOO good! The way you conclude with Chapter 1 of the Eye of the World gave me goosebumps. A lot of these facts about calendars I had didn't know/had forgotten. Thanks for this awesome work!
I recently re-watched the 1984 animated film "Nausicaä of the valley of the wind" and was struck by how similar it is in its story structure to WOT, they both have a prophecy of someone being born to save the world that was destroyed. Watching the intro to that film; the way it gives the backstory through ancient tapestries, really made me excited to see how they'll go about telling the backstory of the world in WOT for the upcoming tv show.
@@UnravelingthePattern read the manga that's where its at haha, its a great film but it is also the first Studio Ghibli film so it hasn't aged particularly well. The manga however is properly one of the greatest graphic novels ever made. Ghiblis second film "Laputa castle in the sky" also have a really cool intro that could easily be viewed as an age of legend worlds downfall, just doesn't have the same mythical "chosen one" twist that nausicaä does. Here is a cool video essay about Laputas intro: th-cam.com/video/c2AyOsiEhts/w-d-xo.html Animation is truly unique when used as a story device, so thinking about the WOT series I'm really excited to see if they are going to show the worlds backstory in those few first minutes of episode 1 or just hint to exposition throughout the series. If they decide to tell a short version of events that led to 998 NE, I wonder whether they will go for animation or liveaction.
@@UnravelingthePattern well in any case I highly encourage you to watch the Ghibli animated films if you are unfamiliar, masterful storytelling, animation and some of the best orchestral score, done by the master Joe Hisaishi. All the films are available on Netflix at least in Denmark where I'm from.
Nausicaa is a great movie, I really like the contrast of the main character to the typical Disney princess as well as the strong pacifistic and environmental messages it sends. I really have to look for the graphic novel if you praise it so highly
Oh, that's exactly what I needed! My wife is on Lord of Chaos currently and she always ask me confusing timeline questions. Now I have all answers) Great work (as always)!
Imo, sadly the show does nothing to live up to the standards of the books. I’ve been a long time fan and reader and ugh. This channel though is great for its content
I wasn't going to watch these because I thought I knew the lore and history. But I'm glad I did check them out - these are great! They're so easy to follow and are a great intro for people new to the books/series. I'm recommending them to friends now who I'm trying to urge into checking out the series. So handy to have these snippets - like an audio companion! They also go to show just how complex, layered, and detailed this world is. Incredible.
Watching your videos is an experience. It's fun to watch people talk about the wheel of time and engaging with the community is so fun, but when I watch your videos, it's like I'm stepping into the world of the WoT for a few minutes. Great work!
This kind of content is what I've been CRAVING recently. Deep dives into WoT lore. Yasss. And, with the TV show soon to release, I expect you'll find your subscriber count jumping up as it continues! :) Very well done, from graphics to content. The music I could live without, but it's not enough of a bother to stop me from watching all your other content! ;P Peace favor your sword!
@@UnravelingthePattern You're very welcome! And the music just isn't my taste. For some reason I have bad connotations in my head between metal and fantasy. Like, putting those two together just feels...rock opera? Ish? A la 2005. Eaaarly high school. xD It's probably just a "me" thing, though. I would suggest, real talk, have the music playing at 10-20% less volume, so it doesn't hamper your voice/the narration coming through at all. :)
@@UnravelingthePattern When friends ask me why I didn't answer a phone call, I will say WOT was playing on Amazon Prime! They will say... what the hell is that! I will say check out "Unraveling the Pattern" on TH-cam... I am starting to re-watch this episode to look for easter eggs, talk to you tomorrow.
This is a really good video , if anyone who wanted to get into WOT books and has some reservations, I will show them this video , you have really hyped me up for the TV show.
Fantastic Video. 10 out 10. Enough spoiler to keep you interested and wanting to read the books but not spoiled. Full of great info. Thank you very much!!
Seriously Amazing Job! Thank You for creating this! I've read the whole series twice and that was so helpful and great to watch...for example I never truly understood the different calendars. This will be perfect to share with folks we want to introduce to the WOT books and series.
Well just subscribed…..having seen a few of these as a long time reader who started reading this series while in school and finished it while I was managing a Company when a memory of light first came out
Amazing work! Everything you need to know without too much detail and nothing I would describe as a spoiler that would affect enjoyment of the books. Bravo!
The entire series of WoT 101 is sooooo useful, but it's true that this one is prolly the best reference to come back again and again whenever a question of chronology arises!
Wow, thanks! I had a lot of fun with it too! But it's kind of like my children, I always love the one I was just hanging out with most recently the most ;)
Great video! Wish I'd seen it two years ago, but such is the nature of saving Reddit posts for later review. One tiny nitpick. I wouldn't say 0:40 is incorrect, but technically *New Spring* doesn't begin with the beginnings/endings paragraph.
Thank you always looking for information on the wheel of time. Seeing as it is a long series any extra information I can Learn from makes digestion of this series so much easier.
So awesome! So exciting!! I almost got up at the end and started cheering! Love your videos, man, you've got a gift for this. Amazon should hire you. PS: Is that Godspeed You Black Emperor at the end?
Thanks so much! It's just stock music that I use from EpidemicSound.com, but it's heavily inspired by it! The track is called: The End of All Things by Niklas Johansson.
This is a good one, I like it. One thing that I doubt was ever answered, or ever will be, if it in fact has not, is how exactly the other source of power was discovered, and how they knew it didn't have the same male/female barrier that the One Power had. Like, how? Honestly, I wish the information was out there.
FULL SERIES SPOILERS: We don't know how, but we know the other source of power was the True Power or the Dark One's power, which can be channeled by males or females if the Dark One allows it.
@@UnravelingthePattern Yeah, so even then, in a world that didn't know of Shai'tan, how did they discover its power? How did they test it in any way to have learned even that it was nonbinary if they weren't bound to Shai'tan in their ignorance of it? I was gonna presume maybe that even tho Shai'tan was imprisoned, not all of the True Power was imprisoned with it, and that's how it was eventually discovered, maybe even in some similar way to however the One Power was discovered in the First Age. However, knowing that True Power requires permission from Shai'tan, how would they have been able to learn about it? How would they have linked that power back to the prison and figures to drill into this metaphysical space to breach it and gain access to more of the power? Shai'tan was imprisoned and couldn't touch the world, yet presumably part of its power existed out of the prison, a power he is connected to. Is there a premise here that the True Power that existed in the world was cut off from Shai'tan and perhaps that bypassed the barrier of needing its permission? Maybe. It's just about the only thing I can even guess at. Then from there perhaps they followed the trail back until they noticed it disappeared and figured that they had to bore into said metaphysical space to find more? Afterall, we can assume there wasn't much True Power available, otherwise there'd have been no need to bore into anything for more of it, one would assume. Perhaps some of these details will be uncovered further in my re-read, but I feel like not much of this is explored, which is sensible, but also sad.
@@jaykay6222 They sensed a "thinness" in the Pattern and that is where they drilled the Bore. Presumably this is the same place where the Bore had been drilled and subsequently re-sealed/fixed in previous turnings of the Wheel. I also assume that male and female channelers sensed it equally, which might be why/how they thought both could channel it.
@@UnravelingthePattern I always presumed that at the end of the last age time reset. Like the big crunch of the universe, it snaps back and resets, so there wouldn't be a "previous" hole in any given age when they drill into it. Tho I could be wrong in that thought. Afterall, even if you go with that description you'd need to find what happened the first time. I mean, yes, there's always been the "there are no beginnings or endings to the Wheel of Time", but if something is created that means there's a first. Right? Idk. But yeah, a thin spot in the pattern works well enough.
Absolutely amazing, as usual! I didn't think to go check where you included it before writing, but I think it would be a great summary for your Wheel of Timeline as well as part of the 101. You could even include in the description a link to each of those videos as you make more of them, to "invite" ppl to dive deeper into a specific point of interest. A nice and convenient way to push them to discover more of your wonderful work!
Ok, went back, and discovered that you didn't even create the Wheel of Timeline playlist!!! I understand that there are still only 2 videos for it, but yah, I'd still suggest you make it, and even add this video as the intro/summary for it! Personally I'm a fan of well organized playlists, it allows me to discover more on a subject in a lazy/efficient manner! 😂😎 In the same way, I appreciate when you then organize those playlists in categories from the homepage! Anyway, keep going as usual those are only my current suggestions! 😉
I'm so glad you pointed this out to me! I went and checked and I DO have a Wheel of Timelines Playlist, but for some reason it was marked as "Unlisted." I'm so glad I went and checked! I've fixed the problem and I will add this video as a front-end summary to it as well. Thank you so much for your kind comments and helpful suggestions!
@@UnravelingthePattern ah nice! I use the "unlisted" when I'm still organizing that playlist, yet I usually still add it in an appropriate category, so ppl that visit my channel can see it, yet it doesn't show in a search. Then I put it public when it's better organized, even if never truly perfect!
Fantastic video! Perfect for a sorta-noob like myself. It's my first time reading WoT, finally got started on it while stuck at home recuperating from illness. Now on Book 3 and having the time of my life! Now trying not to race through them all too fast... I look forward to delving into more of your videos as I move through the books. Any you might recommend, or should I hold off on the rest for now? I'm hesitant to even look through your channel for spoilers, though I'm sure there are many gems to be found there, based on the quality of this one.
My WOT 101 videos are all good places to start, and my Wheel of Timelines and other deep dives are good too. They are all more or less spoiler-free, especially related to story/plot. This is a safe Playlist of Timelines videos: th-cam.com/play/PLVd0MXOr22ebFa3c8-AkND_GAv_64TMyb.html This is is a safe Playlist of other Deep Dives (spoiler-free): th-cam.com/play/PLVd0MXOr22ebmPvxHS-UNle8VLlyOnGTm.html Here are all of my WOT 101 videos in a Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLVd0MXOr22eaLwbLvX7RmRCeUDse6lpoe.html I hope you recover quickly!
I feel like Aginor creating the Shadowspawn is a massive event that doesn't give him enough credit. I mean, really, without the Shadowspawn, what could the Dark One have even done?
You've made me see Artur Hawkwing in a completely new way. It's almost like he was a Genghis Khan type leader. I kind of see why some thought of him as a great hero and others as a tyrannical dictator. Same way different cultures see Genghis Khan today.
I was always grappling with the order of historical events and the reasons when I read the first few books decades ago, but this wonderful guide very is helpful. Is this the 3rd part of the Wheel of Timelines though? It's not marked as such and it covers the first two ages again, albeit in brief.
This is more like a general overview for new fans of the TV show and/or books. The 3rd part of Wheel of Timelines will go way more in-depth and will probably be 7-8 more videos!
I’ve always wondered, it time repeats itself and the first age is based on our world, how far back in our past do we go for the first age? Would it only go back to for example the the Roman Empire or all the way back to the Stone Age and the beginning of humanity? Does humanity have a beginning in the WOT world? I could see that happening with maybe the 6th and 7th age being incredibly long and ending with an almost complete destruction of the planet that then leads to life forming again. Or does it not go back that much? I mean if it’s cyclical there can’t be hard resets can there?
I have tried to get Sanderson and others to respond about the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Eye of the World. He added a chapter to the beginning of the book. It just seems wrong to me, adding stuff to an already finished novel! I will be eternally grateful to Brandon for finishing The Wheel of Time, but I would rather have seen him try a new novella or book that comes after A New Spring, which Jordan always planned to do! Thoughts?
Just to be clear, you mean Robert Jordan added the new chapter to The Eye of the World, not Brandon Sanderson, right? I'm pretty sure RJ did it because TOR publishing made him do it when they attempted to split the first book into two halves for YA readers. I personally think that new Ravens prologue is pretty awful, but it does help to fill in a lot of these details. As for Brandon writing another prequel or other WOT books, I think that it is wise that he only finished the main series. I'm pretty sure there weren't enough notes left from RJ to properly write the other prequels and outrigger novels he had planned. It's really not Brandon's world, and I think it's best to leave it alone. Especially because Jordan's estate (ie. his wife) doesn't want any more written. Finally, I think it's unfair to ask Brandon Sanderson to write more WOT books because he has enough on his plate with his own books. He's a very prolific writer and I think it's best that he stays away from writing in other people's worlds now that he has finished the main WOT series.
@@UnravelingthePattern actually, he said himself that he wouldn't work anymore in WoT, exactly for the reason you bring, that there are not enough notes left to make a full story. He even went as far as saying that IF the Estate was to change idea and decide to add more stories, he would leave the chance to another author. You can do a search, if I recall the title of his video is something like "will I write more WoT books".
Thanks for clearing that up. When it said a new introduction from Brandon Sanderson I thought they were referring to that new chapter. I had never seen it before.@@UnravelingthePattern
@@UnravelingthePattern "I'm pretty sure RJ did it because TOR publishing made him do it when they attempted to split the first book into two halves for YA readers." The George Lucas is strong in TOR.
Haha, that would be amazing. My plan is to actually make at least 9-10 videos just diving deeper into the history. I'm in the works on the detailed 3rd Wheel of Timelines video now, which will cover just the War of the Shadow (10 years) in the Age of Legends. If you haven't seen them already, the first Wheel of Timelines video on my channel only covers the Moment of Creation and the First Age. The second Wheel of Timelines video covers the basics of the Age of Legends and ends right at the drilling of the Bore.
@@UnravelingthePattern I have seen everything even though i am aware of most of it. I don't know what's in the companion though so additional info from there will be news to me. I always had in my head that Arthur had an epic barely won battle vs trollocks(so I wondered why its missing in your timeline) but seems I was wrong and since he had already consolidated his power it was an easy win.
@@UnravelingthePattern thanks for answering me Great Job by the way. I am sure your views will pick up once the show airs on tv. Good luck. Missing the days good days of Game of Thrones.
New Era, as mentioned around 9:40. In-universe dating system roughly based on the end of the War of a Hundred Years. See the Big White Book for more information.
Is the "map" of the Age of Legends canon? It just looks like our world partly under water. I guess the first age ended due to cataclysmic climate change and melting of the ice caps!
One small error. There were no surviving female Aes Sedai after the breaking. The group that called themselves Aes Sedai and founded Tar Valon had no direct link to the Age of Legend Aes Sedai
@@UnravelingthePattern They are probably misremembering stuff they read in the Big White Book. It suggests that *probably* no Aes Sedai from the Age of Legends survived (which would explain the loss of various weaves and Talents). But even then, it's uncertain, and it suggests that the Aes Sedai in Rhuidean at the Jendai Prophecy may be surviving AoL Aes Sedai. Given that this is an in-universe account, we can probably discard the uncertainty and conclude that the Rhuidean Aes Sedai were absolutely AoL Aes Sedai. Also, I wouldn't say the White Tower founders had no direct link to AoL Aes Sedai, though that might be quibbling over the meaning of "direct". We can probably rule out that group including AoL Aes Sedai, but I see no reason to be confident it didn't include Aes Sedai who, say, had been trained directly by AoL survivors.
Whew, this was probably my biggest WOT 101 video to date. I hope you like it! Please remember to like the video and to subscribe! And please keep main series spoilers light in the comments. Thanks!
Awesome video man! I can see the passion for The Wheel of Time shine through with every one of your videos. Your animations, editing and production value is incredible, definitely look forward to watching your channel/content grow when they finally start releasing episodes! (Come on Amazon, I can't wait!!)
@@endeavorous708 Thank you so much! I hope it grows too!
@@endeavorous708 totally agree! Lauren is my top fav channel of Wheel of time, and such an inspiration! He proves that passion is the best motivation to create quality, in whatever we decide to tackle!
@@UnravelingthePattern it's not even a hope in my book, it's a sure thing! Even for the books themselves most new readers get easily lost in all the information needed to fully understand what's going on! The show will have the same challenge, even if they most probably decided to simplify many things. And as I've said many many times, your channel is the most meticulous and so well made! Each of your videos are a piece of art, as well as informative, yet respectful of the pleasure of first discovery! What else can they ask for? 🤔😏😎
@@roxelaneelmira4678 You honor me! I have toh!
I was googling just to confirm my timeline stuff before wotcon 23 and then realised Lauren had done it already - very well done
I have way more info if you need more :)
@@UnravelingthePattern the ten nation and the second convenat are fascinating - I'm just swotting up before Wotcon - but do think a deep dive into the ten nations would be fun - non spoiler for show but instructive
This is such a helpful overview of the history. Even as a long time reader, I find it hard to remember the order of events sometimes. You also finally made the calendar systems clear to me! Fabulous job on this one!
Glad it was helpful! I feel the same way. Honestly, I felt the need to do this for myself, because I never remember when things like the War of the Hundred Years or the Trolloc Wars happened in context of the main story. It really helps me to put things into perspective visually like this.
This!!!
9:16 You left a crucial fact out. The White tower, swore three oaths ,to Artur Hawkwing for the siege of Tar Valon to be lifted. Three oaths, sworn on a one Power artefact , that made them binding.
each Aes Sedai, still has to swear these three same oaths.
This certainly doesn't contain ALL information. It's a brief summary. But that is a good detail to remember when I eventually get to this point in my longer "Wheel of Timelines" series of videos that I'm working on. Thanks for the helpful reminder!
You nailed the ending, I got chills when you narrated an empty road...
I got goosebumps by the end of the video :)
Indeed! The music was nearly too good for our peace of... heart? 😂
Holy f**k. You made me get goosebumps and cry at the same time.
Wow! I'll consider that a success... but also, I'm sorry!
@@UnravelingthePattern never be sorry for the greatness of your work! And it's a Canadian telling you...😉
Wow the graphics are really good.
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I was watching Nerd of the Rings and I was like "Damn I really want someone to do this with my favorite series Wheel of time!" So I searched and Huzzah found you, thank you my good man!
That's awesome. Glad you found me. Be sure to watch my deep dive videos and other WOT 101 vids too!
This is SOOOO good! The way you conclude with Chapter 1 of the Eye of the World gave me goosebumps. A lot of these facts about calendars I had didn't know/had forgotten. Thanks for this awesome work!
Wow, thank you! I'm so glad you liked it!
I recently re-watched the 1984 animated film "Nausicaä of the valley of the wind" and was struck by how similar it is in its story structure to WOT, they both have a prophecy of someone being born to save the world that was destroyed. Watching the intro to that film; the way it gives the backstory through ancient tapestries, really made me excited to see how they'll go about telling the backstory of the world in WOT for the upcoming tv show.
That's cool! I'll have to check it out.
@@UnravelingthePattern read the manga that's where its at haha, its a great film but it is also the first Studio Ghibli film so it hasn't aged particularly well. The manga however is properly one of the greatest graphic novels ever made. Ghiblis second film "Laputa castle in the sky" also have a really cool intro that could easily be viewed as an age of legend worlds downfall, just doesn't have the same mythical "chosen one" twist that nausicaä does. Here is a cool video essay about Laputas intro: th-cam.com/video/c2AyOsiEhts/w-d-xo.html
Animation is truly unique when used as a story device, so thinking about the WOT series I'm really excited to see if they are going to show the worlds backstory in those few first minutes of episode 1 or just hint to exposition throughout the series. If they decide to tell a short version of events that led to 998 NE, I wonder whether they will go for animation or liveaction.
@@kaspermygenfordt2323 Oooh, I really like the idea of an animated intro! That would be amazing!
@@UnravelingthePattern well in any case I highly encourage you to watch the Ghibli animated films if you are unfamiliar, masterful storytelling, animation and some of the best orchestral score, done by the master Joe Hisaishi. All the films are available on Netflix at least in Denmark where I'm from.
Nausicaa is a great movie, I really like the contrast of the main character to the typical Disney princess as well as the strong pacifistic and environmental messages it sends.
I really have to look for the graphic novel if you praise it so highly
Oh, that's exactly what I needed! My wife is on Lord of Chaos currently and she always ask me confusing timeline questions. Now I have all answers) Great work (as always)!
Glad I could help! And thank you for contributing your awesome animations too!
Oh she's got such a treat coming at the end of that book.
@@sirraf23 oh yes)
I predict that once the show finally launches and new people are introduced to Wheel of Time, your channel is gonna blow up :3
I hope you're right!
Imo, sadly the show does nothing to live up to the standards of the books. I’ve been a long time fan and reader and ugh.
This channel though is great for its content
the editing is out of this world
Thanks so much for clarifying the history. It has made reading the books much easier. Hope you continue to do such videos re WOT
I wasn't going to watch these because I thought I knew the lore and history. But I'm glad I did check them out - these are great! They're so easy to follow and are a great intro for people new to the books/series. I'm recommending them to friends now who I'm trying to urge into checking out the series. So handy to have these snippets - like an audio companion! They also go to show just how complex, layered, and detailed this world is. Incredible.
Even after multiple re-reads this was very helpful. Thank you!
Watching your videos is an experience. It's fun to watch people talk about the wheel of time and engaging with the community is so fun, but when I watch your videos, it's like I'm stepping into the world of the WoT for a few minutes.
Great work!
Wow, thank you for the high praise! I'm so glad you like my videos!
This kind of content is what I've been CRAVING recently. Deep dives into WoT lore. Yasss. And, with the TV show soon to release, I expect you'll find your subscriber count jumping up as it continues! :) Very well done, from graphics to content. The music I could live without, but it's not enough of a bother to stop me from watching all your other content! ;P
Peace favor your sword!
Thank you! I'm curious what you didn't like about the music?
@@UnravelingthePattern You're very welcome!
And the music just isn't my taste. For some reason I have bad connotations in my head between metal and fantasy. Like, putting those two together just feels...rock opera? Ish? A la 2005. Eaaarly high school. xD It's probably just a "me" thing, though.
I would suggest, real talk, have the music playing at 10-20% less volume, so it doesn't hamper your voice/the narration coming through at all. :)
@@UnravelingthePattern When friends ask me why I didn't answer a phone call, I will say WOT was playing on Amazon Prime! They will say... what the hell is that! I will say check out "Unraveling the Pattern" on TH-cam... I am starting to re-watch this episode to look for easter eggs, talk to you tomorrow.
This is a really good video , if anyone who wanted to get into WOT books and has some reservations, I will show them this video , you have really hyped me up for the TV show.
Fantastic Video. 10 out 10. Enough spoiler to keep you interested and wanting to read the books but not spoiled. Full of great info. Thank you very much!!
As a new reader to this series (on chapter 2) I needed an overview of the setting and this was amazing!!!
I'm so glad this was helpful! All of my WOT 101 videos should be safe for you to watch! Enjoy!
Wow!!!! Best. Video. Yet! ❤️
That must have been sooooo much work. We appreciate it!
Seriously Amazing Job! Thank You for creating this! I've read the whole series twice and that was so helpful and great to watch...for example I never truly understood the different calendars. This will be perfect to share with folks we want to introduce to the WOT books and series.
This is the WoT Content I wanted to see when I was first starting the series! Keep up the great work!
Man, this is such a nice channel! You have the voice of a true gleeman!
Glad you enjoy it!
You are getting better and better. This video was really fun to watch, I wanted moar!!!!
Thanks Dan! You're so nice and I always appreciate your kind comments!
Well just subscribed…..having seen a few of these as a long time reader who started reading this series while in school and finished it while I was managing a Company when a memory of light first came out
Thank you!
I think this has to be your best video yet. Brilliantly made.. expertly worded and masterful editing
Awesome overview!
This channel has me so hyped for the upcoming tv show. Great work!
Loved it!!! I'm half way through Lord Chaos and this video cleared up so many questions.
Thank you so much for these videos. Clear, to the point, excellent visuals... Top notch production.
Awesome video! I’m almost done reading the series and have no idea how you pieced that together. Must have been so much work!
It was about 6 months of research :). I'm glad you liked it!
Amazing work! Everything you need to know without too much detail and nothing I would describe as a spoiler that would affect enjoyment of the books. Bravo!
Really great stuff here. As a first time reader I've been having trouble putting all this together but this really helps!
Glad it helped!
This is incredibly useful! I am definitely going to be recommending it to people.
Please do! And thank you!
The entire series of WoT 101 is sooooo useful, but it's true that this one is prolly the best reference to come back again and again whenever a question of chronology arises!
UtP once again a clear, concise and brilliant video. Keep doing what you do💯🐉
Much appreciated. 💛💚💙💜😘
This was a fantastic video. Great work!
Love this! Hey bro your channel gonna blowup soon be ready!
goosebumps!
great video as always 😁
Fantastic :D
THIS is why you're one of the best in the biz!
Wow, thank you my friend! You are the best too! So wish I could be there and see you at JordanCon! Don't have too much fun without me!!
This might be my favorite one yet. Amazing work!
Wow, thanks! I had a lot of fun with it too! But it's kind of like my children, I always love the one I was just hanging out with most recently the most ;)
Its really cool, and the best produced video on the history of WoT that I have seen. Great job!
Wow!!! 👏👏👏 Incredible job!
Oh my God,l thank you so much! Amazing video!
That was incredible!
Very good, sir! I really enjoyed this one.
Great Videos. Hope to see more like this!
Brilliant video, thank you!
I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for watching!
Great video! Wish I'd seen it two years ago, but such is the nature of saving Reddit posts for later review.
One tiny nitpick. I wouldn't say 0:40 is incorrect, but technically *New Spring* doesn't begin with the beginnings/endings paragraph.
Great video as usual
Thank you always looking for information on the wheel of time. Seeing as it is a long series any extra information I can Learn from makes digestion of this series so much easier.
I'm so glad this is helpful to you! Be sure to check out the whole WoT 101 playlist!
So awesome! So exciting!! I almost got up at the end and started cheering! Love your videos, man, you've got a gift for this. Amazon should hire you. PS: Is that Godspeed You Black Emperor at the end?
Thanks so much! It's just stock music that I use from EpidemicSound.com, but it's heavily inspired by it! The track is called: The End of All Things by Niklas Johansson.
This is a good one, I like it.
One thing that I doubt was ever answered, or ever will be, if it in fact has not, is how exactly the other source of power was discovered, and how they knew it didn't have the same male/female barrier that the One Power had.
Like, how? Honestly, I wish the information was out there.
FULL SERIES SPOILERS:
We don't know how, but we know the other source of power was the True Power or the Dark One's power, which can be channeled by males or females if the Dark One allows it.
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Yeah, so even then, in a world that didn't know of Shai'tan, how did they discover its power?
How did they test it in any way to have learned even that it was nonbinary if they weren't bound to Shai'tan in their ignorance of it?
I was gonna presume maybe that even tho Shai'tan was imprisoned, not all of the True Power was imprisoned with it, and that's how it was eventually discovered, maybe even in some similar way to however the One Power was discovered in the First Age. However, knowing that True Power requires permission from Shai'tan, how would they have been able to learn about it?
How would they have linked that power back to the prison and figures to drill into this metaphysical space to breach it and gain access to more of the power?
Shai'tan was imprisoned and couldn't touch the world, yet presumably part of its power existed out of the prison, a power he is connected to.
Is there a premise here that the True Power that existed in the world was cut off from Shai'tan and perhaps that bypassed the barrier of needing its permission?
Maybe. It's just about the only thing I can even guess at.
Then from there perhaps they followed the trail back until they noticed it disappeared and figured that they had to bore into said metaphysical space to find more?
Afterall, we can assume there wasn't much True Power available, otherwise there'd have been no need to bore into anything for more of it, one would assume.
Perhaps some of these details will be uncovered further in my re-read, but I feel like not much of this is explored, which is sensible, but also sad.
@@jaykay6222 They sensed a "thinness" in the Pattern and that is where they drilled the Bore. Presumably this is the same place where the Bore had been drilled and subsequently re-sealed/fixed in previous turnings of the Wheel. I also assume that male and female channelers sensed it equally, which might be why/how they thought both could channel it.
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I always presumed that at the end of the last age time reset. Like the big crunch of the universe, it snaps back and resets, so there wouldn't be a "previous" hole in any given age when they drill into it.
Tho I could be wrong in that thought.
Afterall, even if you go with that description you'd need to find what happened the first time. I mean, yes, there's always been the "there are no beginnings or endings to the Wheel of Time", but if something is created that means there's a first. Right? Idk.
But yeah, a thin spot in the pattern works well enough.
Absolutely amazing, as usual! I didn't think to go check where you included it before writing, but I think it would be a great summary for your Wheel of Timeline as well as part of the 101. You could even include in the description a link to each of those videos as you make more of them, to "invite" ppl to dive deeper into a specific point of interest. A nice and convenient way to push them to discover more of your wonderful work!
Ok, went back, and discovered that you didn't even create the Wheel of Timeline playlist!!! I understand that there are still only 2 videos for it, but yah, I'd still suggest you make it, and even add this video as the intro/summary for it! Personally I'm a fan of well organized playlists, it allows me to discover more on a subject in a lazy/efficient manner! 😂😎 In the same way, I appreciate when you then organize those playlists in categories from the homepage! Anyway, keep going as usual those are only my current suggestions! 😉
I'm so glad you pointed this out to me! I went and checked and I DO have a Wheel of Timelines Playlist, but for some reason it was marked as "Unlisted." I'm so glad I went and checked! I've fixed the problem and I will add this video as a front-end summary to it as well. Thank you so much for your kind comments and helpful suggestions!
@@UnravelingthePattern ah nice! I use the "unlisted" when I'm still organizing that playlist, yet I usually still add it in an appropriate category, so ppl that visit my channel can see it, yet it doesn't show in a search. Then I put it public when it's better organized, even if never truly perfect!
Well done! Enjoy the videos
This was so good! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job! Thanks!
Thank you!
God tier WoT content!!
Wait... This is perfect! 😌😭👏
Fantastic video! Perfect for a sorta-noob like myself. It's my first time reading WoT, finally got started on it while stuck at home recuperating from illness. Now on Book 3 and having the time of my life! Now trying not to race through them all too fast...
I look forward to delving into more of your videos as I move through the books. Any you might recommend, or should I hold off on the rest for now? I'm hesitant to even look through your channel for spoilers, though I'm sure there are many gems to be found there, based on the quality of this one.
My WOT 101 videos are all good places to start, and my Wheel of Timelines and other deep dives are good too. They are all more or less spoiler-free, especially related to story/plot.
This is a safe Playlist of Timelines videos:
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This is is a safe Playlist of other Deep Dives (spoiler-free):
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Here are all of my WOT 101 videos in a Playlist:
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I hope you recover quickly!
Well done!
Awesome video!
Great video.
This is $$$. Great work!
That was fantastic
good thing there is this time table to leme see what actually WAS up at the WOT universe ...
So good!!
That was awesome.
Excellent video. Eerily familiar though. Have I heard all those words in my head before now? I must be reading your mind or something.
Haha, that's what you get for reading my scripts before the videos come out! Thanks again for your help with this one!
@@UnravelingthePattern Not a problem my friend. Always happy to help. I just couldn't help myself with that joke. LOL
Bella is love.
Bella is life.
I feel like Aginor creating the Shadowspawn is a massive event that doesn't give him enough credit. I mean, really, without the Shadowspawn, what could the Dark One have even done?
Awesome!
You've made me see Artur Hawkwing in a completely new way. It's almost like he was a Genghis Khan type leader. I kind of see why some thought of him as a great hero and others as a tyrannical dictator. Same way different cultures see Genghis Khan today.
Just wait until we dive deeper into Artur Hawkwing in a future Wheel of Timelines video!
I was always grappling with the order of historical events and the reasons when I read the first few books decades ago, but this wonderful guide very is helpful. Is this the 3rd part of the Wheel of Timelines though? It's not marked as such and it covers the first two ages again, albeit in brief.
This is more like a general overview for new fans of the TV show and/or books. The 3rd part of Wheel of Timelines will go way more in-depth and will probably be 7-8 more videos!
@@UnravelingthePattern Hallelujah! :D
awesome
I love you and your editing
I love you too! And thanks!
I’ve always wondered, it time repeats itself and the first age is based on our world, how far back in our past do we go for the first age? Would it only go back to for example the the Roman Empire or all the way back to the Stone Age and the beginning of humanity? Does humanity have a beginning in the WOT world? I could see that happening with maybe the 6th and 7th age being incredibly long and ending with an almost complete destruction of the planet that then leads to life forming again. Or does it not go back that much? I mean if it’s cyclical there can’t be hard resets can there?
Hey, could you maybe a do a video on the history of the known Amyrlin seats ?
That sounds like a fun idea! It will take me some time but I'll add it to my list!
@@UnravelingthePattern sweet :)
I have tried to get Sanderson and others to respond about the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Eye of the World. He added a chapter to the beginning of the book. It just seems wrong to me, adding stuff to an already finished novel! I will be eternally grateful to Brandon for finishing The Wheel of Time, but I would rather have seen him try a new novella or book that comes after A New Spring, which Jordan always planned to do! Thoughts?
Just to be clear, you mean Robert Jordan added the new chapter to The Eye of the World, not Brandon Sanderson, right? I'm pretty sure RJ did it because TOR publishing made him do it when they attempted to split the first book into two halves for YA readers. I personally think that new Ravens prologue is pretty awful, but it does help to fill in a lot of these details.
As for Brandon writing another prequel or other WOT books, I think that it is wise that he only finished the main series. I'm pretty sure there weren't enough notes left from RJ to properly write the other prequels and outrigger novels he had planned. It's really not Brandon's world, and I think it's best to leave it alone. Especially because Jordan's estate (ie. his wife) doesn't want any more written.
Finally, I think it's unfair to ask Brandon Sanderson to write more WOT books because he has enough on his plate with his own books. He's a very prolific writer and I think it's best that he stays away from writing in other people's worlds now that he has finished the main WOT series.
@@UnravelingthePattern actually, he said himself that he wouldn't work anymore in WoT, exactly for the reason you bring, that there are not enough notes left to make a full story. He even went as far as saying that IF the Estate was to change idea and decide to add more stories, he would leave the chance to another author. You can do a search, if I recall the title of his video is something like "will I write more WoT books".
Thanks for clearing that up. When it said a new introduction from Brandon Sanderson I thought they were referring to that new chapter. I had never seen it before.@@UnravelingthePattern
@@UnravelingthePattern "I'm pretty sure RJ did it because TOR publishing made him do it when they attempted to split the first book into two halves for YA readers."
The George Lucas is strong in TOR.
Who made that age of legends map? I like that it is basically our world after a huge sea level rise due to climate change.
Nae'Blis made it. You can view all of his maps on TheGreatBlight.com
We could probably have 20 shows about different parts of the timeline. How about the collapse , 10 seasons epic drama about the corruption of the AOL.
Haha, that would be amazing. My plan is to actually make at least 9-10 videos just diving deeper into the history. I'm in the works on the detailed 3rd Wheel of Timelines video now, which will cover just the War of the Shadow (10 years) in the Age of Legends. If you haven't seen them already, the first Wheel of Timelines video on my channel only covers the Moment of Creation and the First Age. The second Wheel of Timelines video covers the basics of the Age of Legends and ends right at the drilling of the Bore.
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I have seen everything even though i am aware of most of it. I don't know what's in the companion though so additional info from there will be news to me. I always had in my head that Arthur had an epic barely won battle vs trollocks(so I wondered why its missing in your timeline) but seems I was wrong and since he had already consolidated his power it was an easy win.
I like see false Dragon. Or the Breaking of the world.
when we will get more wot 201 videos? it's been almost an AGE!!!
Soon I hope!
Hawkwing lost the Siege of Tar'Valon after 20 years...
How many years between the ages? I think might be 1000 years. I wish they make book on the false dragon.
It's different for each Age and there is not specified time. I would love to see a book about the False Dragons!
@@UnravelingthePattern thanks for answering me Great Job by the way. I am sure your views will pick up once the show airs on tv. Good luck. Missing the days good days of Game of Thrones.
What does “NE” stand for? As in 998 NE.
New Era, as mentioned around 9:40. In-universe dating system roughly based on the end of the War of a Hundred Years. See the Big White Book for more information.
Why did Hawkwing hate the Aei Sedai?
Is the "map" of the Age of Legends canon? It just looks like our world partly under water. I guess the first age ended due to cataclysmic climate change and melting of the ice caps!
Not canon. Just an artist interpretation of what it could've been. Good eye!
One small error. There were no surviving female Aes Sedai after the breaking. The group that called themselves Aes Sedai and founded Tar Valon had no direct link to the Age of Legend Aes Sedai
I'm not sure where you got that info. This is the first I've heard of that. You sure?
@@UnravelingthePattern They are probably misremembering stuff they read in the Big White Book. It suggests that *probably* no Aes Sedai from the Age of Legends survived (which would explain the loss of various weaves and Talents). But even then, it's uncertain, and it suggests that the Aes Sedai in Rhuidean at the Jendai Prophecy may be surviving AoL Aes Sedai. Given that this is an in-universe account, we can probably discard the uncertainty and conclude that the Rhuidean Aes Sedai were absolutely AoL Aes Sedai.
Also, I wouldn't say the White Tower founders had no direct link to AoL Aes Sedai, though that might be quibbling over the meaning of "direct". We can probably rule out that group including AoL Aes Sedai, but I see no reason to be confident it didn't include Aes Sedai who, say, had been trained directly by AoL survivors.