May-30-2019, 09:25 AM (UTC)
Hi Laura,
I'm not really sure I can be much help here, but I have read Homecoming and all of the books in the Realm of the Elderlings and I can answer some of your questions:
1. " the tales is divided into chapters, each one beginning with "day 10th, 11th etc... of the Fish Moon" or the Plow Moon, Greening Moon.. and so on. Is this kind of calendar used in the books?" Yes, this calendar is specific to Jamaillia and the Rain Wilds. It originated in Jamaillia. It's never actually explained by I assume it was instituted back in the days of the Old Empire and has remained, much as we still use the Roman calendar in many European countries and in North America.
2. "Elder Kings and their Harlot Queens"... can someone tell me who are they, and, ehm... I mean... why harlot??!" - The 'Elder Kings' would be the elderlings of the Old Empire who co-existed with dragons. A 'queen' is how Elderling women are referred to, as are female dragons, and female cats. As to the word 'harlot' I'm not exactly sure. As the elderings were a long lived race due to their proximity and interaction with dragons, it was revealed in the Rain Wild Chronicles that a woman could take more than one mate in her life time because of being so long-lived, etc. There was a whole discussion about their being called 'harlot' queens somewhere on this forum but I couldn't tell you where. You'd have to read through all of the posts or perhaps consult the wiki? One of the mods here, Farseer, touched on it I think, but I don't know what's become of her. Anyway, I'm thinking 'harlot' because they could take on more than one mate, but I might be way off there. In the time of the Homecoming story the Elderling race has been exterminated from the world and they only exist in tales, manuscripts, and tapestries, later on in Elderling-made objects, clothing, jewelry, tools, etc. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about who they truly were.
Anyway, hope this helps!
I'm not really sure I can be much help here, but I have read Homecoming and all of the books in the Realm of the Elderlings and I can answer some of your questions:
1. " the tales is divided into chapters, each one beginning with "day 10th, 11th etc... of the Fish Moon" or the Plow Moon, Greening Moon.. and so on. Is this kind of calendar used in the books?" Yes, this calendar is specific to Jamaillia and the Rain Wilds. It originated in Jamaillia. It's never actually explained by I assume it was instituted back in the days of the Old Empire and has remained, much as we still use the Roman calendar in many European countries and in North America.
2. "Elder Kings and their Harlot Queens"... can someone tell me who are they, and, ehm... I mean... why harlot??!" - The 'Elder Kings' would be the elderlings of the Old Empire who co-existed with dragons. A 'queen' is how Elderling women are referred to, as are female dragons, and female cats. As to the word 'harlot' I'm not exactly sure. As the elderings were a long lived race due to their proximity and interaction with dragons, it was revealed in the Rain Wild Chronicles that a woman could take more than one mate in her life time because of being so long-lived, etc. There was a whole discussion about their being called 'harlot' queens somewhere on this forum but I couldn't tell you where. You'd have to read through all of the posts or perhaps consult the wiki? One of the mods here, Farseer, touched on it I think, but I don't know what's become of her. Anyway, I'm thinking 'harlot' because they could take on more than one mate, but I might be way off there. In the time of the Homecoming story the Elderling race has been exterminated from the world and they only exist in tales, manuscripts, and tapestries, later on in Elderling-made objects, clothing, jewelry, tools, etc. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about who they truly were.
Anyway, hope this helps!
Discover where you are now, and go on from there, making the best of things. Accept your life, and you might survive it. If you hold back from it, insisting this is not your life, not where you are meant to be, life will pass you by. You may not die from such foolishness, but you might as well be dead for all the good your life will do you or anyone else. - Vivacia to Wintrow, The Mad Ship
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