Tower of Ghenjei

Tower of Ghenjei

The Tower of Ghenjei is a location in "The Wheel of Time" book series by Robert Jordan.

The Tower of Ghenjei is a shining column of metal some 200 feet (60 meters) tall, and as big around as a house. Despite this, it has no apparent seams or an entrance. Through the Tower of Ghenjei it is possible to reach both worlds of the 'elfinn. One must use a bronze knife and make a sign: a triangle drawn in the air and then a wavy line through it, anywhere on the side of the tower, and a door will open. The tower is referred to many times throughout the Wheel Of Time series. Firstly, in The Eye of the World Captain Bayle Domon speaks of the "tower of metal" that Matrim Cauthon and Rand al'Thor sight off in the distance, stating that he has been up close to it and that river traders use it as a travel marker. In The Shadow Rising Birgitte Silverbow tells Perrin Aybara that Slayer has fled into it, but not to enter as it is 'all but impossible' to return from. Birgitte tells him that inside, is the world of the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn. It is also interesting to note that it is similar to the "children's" game snakes and foxes which is all but impossible to win if played according to the rules. Many people are of the opinion that rescuing Moiraine from The Tower Of Ghenjei will be a real life version of snakes and foxes in which Mat's extraordinary luck because of his being a ta'veren will play an extremely important part.

Moiraine

In Book Eleven, Knife of Dreams, the contents of Moiraine's letter to Thom Merrilin tells the reader that she has not been killed by her falling through the ter'angreal doorway, but rather, she is trapped in the Tower of Ghenjei, and Mat Cauthon, along with Thom who has vowed to do so, and a third person she doesn't know, will return her from it.


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