Or, you know, this is an Earth's way of saying this, but on Midkemia they say it differently.... :-)
PJ On Mar 27, 2013 5:32 PM, "Simon Wright" <[email protected]> wrote: > Remember that the text is supposed to have been revised and compiled by > Magnus. It is possible that he changed it to make it clearer to the reader. > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:56:19 -0700 > Subject: Re: Magician (Voyager Classics) [Special Edition] [Hardcover] > To: [email protected] > > Nope, it says he's writing it in the second year of King Lyam the First's > reign in the same line. I call shenanigans! :-) > > Ben > > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Barry Ruck <[email protected]>wrote: > > ** > If it took Pug longer to wirte than Lyam to reign - there could have been > a Lyam Second and even Third :) > > > -- > > Reality is what you bump into in the dark. - Raymond E. Feist > > Barry Ruck - Harlow, Essex. UK. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ben > *Sent:* 27 March 2013 17:39 > *To:* feistfans-l > > *Subject:* Re: Magician (Voyager Classics) [Special Edition] [Hardcover] > > Hi Ray, > I'm really looking forward to this. The art looks amazing. I did have > one question as I skimmed through the accompanying text. In it, it says: > > "In the second year of the reign of King Lyam the First, I, Pug of Crydee, > magician to the royal court and cousin to the King by adoption, do take > quill in hand and set forth this account, that all may benefit from the > knowledge I have gained." > > Wouldn't he just be called King Lyam, as they don't normally add "the > First" until after a second person takes the name, similar to the way Pope > Francis isn't referred to as Pope Francis the First (officially) or WW1 was > just called The World War or The Great War until 1939. And yes, you can > send me the William Shatner SNL "Get a Life" video as a response. > > Ben > > >
