Difference between revisions of "Shadowdays"

| There are histories from the time when the Radiants lived. That’s not as far back as the shadowdays or the [[Heraldic Epochs]].

The exact definition of when the shadowdays ended seems uncertain and differs between people. The majority of people seem to accept them as including the [[Heraldic Epochs|era]] of the [[Silver Kingdoms]] and the height of the [[Knights Radiant]] and ending after the [[Last Desolation]], although it is possible some consider them to extend past that point.{{book ref|sa1|19}}{{book ref|sa4|8}} [[Renarin]] states that there was a time after the shadowdays when the [[Knights Radiant]] still existed.{{book ref|sa1|52}} However, [[Dalinar]] comments that the [[Recreance]] is old enough to nearly be part of the shadowdays.{{book ref|sa1|26}}

There are very few surviving pieces of artwork or writing from this time, leading to the lack of knowledge about them. Much of the knowledge of that time comes from fragments, such as a copy of a copy of a mosaic.{{book ref|sa2|60}} ''[[The Way of Kings (in-world)|The Way of Kings]]''--which survives only in translation--is the only complete text from the shadowdays prior to the translation of the [[Dawnchant]], but lost texts like the [[Eila Stele]] were rediscovered along with the Dawnchant's translation.{{book ref|sa1|28}}{{book ref|sa3|111}} The carved pillars in the [[Kholinar Palace]]'s eastern hall is art surviving from this time.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}}

OneSome of the hallmarks of the shadowdays are mythical weapons and powers. The [[Honorblade]]s were forged by [[Honor]] and used by the [[Herald]]s in fighting [[Voidbringer]]s.{{book ref|sa3|16}} The true nature of the abilities of the [[Knights Radiant]] during this time are also mythical to most Rosharans,{{book ref|sa1|26}} including [[Surgebinding]] and glowing [[Shardplate]].,{{book ref|sa2|4}} are also mythical to most Rosharans.{{book ref|sa1|26}}

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