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− | |language=[[Alethi]] protoscript |
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|world=Roshar |
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|universe=[[Cosmere]] |
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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] |
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{{for|Words of Radiance|the novel by [[Brandon Sanderson]]|pre= This article refers to the in-world text}} |
{{for|Words of Radiance|the novel by [[Brandon Sanderson]]|pre= This article refers to the in-world text}} |
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− | '''''Words of Radiance''''' is a |
+ | '''''Words of Radiance''''' is a book discussing the [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|sa2|77}} It contains a chapter for each of their orders, with talk of their traditions, their [[Surgebinding|abilities]], and their attitudes. It was written two hundred years after the [[Recreance]]. By the author's own admission, a lot of the book's content is hearsay, incorporating facts, lore, and superstition. The original writing was done in an old dialect of Alethi, using the protoscript, a precursor to the modern [[women's script]]. |
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− | Jasnah gave [[Shallan Davar]] a copy of ''Words of Radiance'', but she lost it in the sinking of the ''[[Wind's Pleasure]]'' before she had a chance to read it.{{book ref|sa2|17}} As Shallan's [[Order_of_Lightweavers|Lightweaving]] powers continued to manifest, she searched for another copy at the warcamps on the [[Shattered Plains]] but had difficulty locating one.{{book ref|sa2|47}} [[Gaz]] eventually found a copy for Shallan, to her delight. Shallan enjoyed the book and learned a lot from it, but noted that the ancient dialect and sometimes cryptic prose made it frustrating to read.{{book ref|sa2|77}} She later mentioned to [[Adolin]] that Lightweavers were often artists, a fact she had learned from the book.{{book ref|sa3|77}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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