Pronunciation: AHL'LAHN man-dra-GOR-an [{LinkedImagePlugin image-src='Pronunciation/soundbut.gif' href='Pronunciation/lan.wav'}] aka: Lan, Andra [Moiraine]'s [warder]. [{SET excerpt='[Moiraine]s [warder]'}] %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers The [Aiel] call him %%ot Aan'allein%% which means "a man who is an entire nation" in the [Old Tongue]. Uncrowned King of [Malkier], a land which was swallowed by the [Blight] shortly after his birth in 953 NE. He is Dai Shan (DYE SHAN) a Diademed Battle Lord of the [Malkieri|Malkier] and the last surviving [Malkieri|Malkier] lord. At the age of sixteen he began a one-man war against the [Blight] and the [Shadow|Creator] which continued until he was bonded as [Warder|Warder] by [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] in 979 NE. [Warder|Warder]. His full name is al'Lan Mandragoran and his title is Lord of the [Seven Towers]. ([Lord of Chaos],Glossary) %% ! Physical Description He is very tall with shoulder length hair held by a leather headband or %%ot [hadori]%% ([NS,Ch1]). He is tall with long hair, gray at the temples, held back from his face by a narrow leather band. His face is made from stony planes and angles, weathered but unlined despite the gray in his hair. ([TEotW,Ch2]) He has blue eyes and is very tall. His long hair is grayer than it used to be. ([ACoS,Ch12]) [{Table | [{Image src='lan2a.jpg' link='http://www.darkfriends.net/~waldo/encyc/nyn_lan/lan2.jpg' width='200'}] al'Lan Mandragoran by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?subject=EWoT%20Art] | [{Image src='http://www.linuxmafia.com/~garrett/jordan/pics/jordan/art/jb_lan_sm.jpg' link='http://www.linuxmafia.com/~garrett/jordan/pics/jordan/art/jb_lan.jpg">'}] James Beveridge | [{Image src='http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/2308/lan2.jpg' link='http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/2308/Lan.html'}] Gyles Fohl }] ! Points of View See Lan's [chapter points of view|Lan POV]. %%collapsebox-closed ! Chronology (Possible Spoilers) %%accordion-closed ! Before the Series * Lan is born in 953 NE. ([Lord of Chaos],Glossary) * He is taken to [Shienar] by [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] and others when [Malkier] is swallowed by the [Blight] in 955 NE. He is raised in the Royal Palace of [Fal Moran]. ([NS,Ch1], [NS,Ch16]) * He is deflowered by [Edeyn Arrel] at age fifteen. A few months later he leaves [Fal Moran] to begin a one-man war against the [Blight] at age sixteen. ([NS,Ch15], [Lord of Chaos],Glossary) * Lan and [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] travel all of the eastern lands fighting the [Aiel] during the [Aiel War]. ([NS,Ch1]) * On orders from Lord [Emares|emares], Lan brings his company to pin a legion of [Aiel]. Rather than fighting the [Aiel] move away toward the [Spine of the World]. ([NS,Ch1]) * Lan and his company follow the [Aiel] to [Kinslayer's Dagger|Kinslayers Dagger]. He and [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] spend the next four months touring the south before they return to their battle with the [Blight]. ([NS,Ch12]) * [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] and Lan arrive in [Canluum]. ([NS,Ch15]) * They make their way to [The Blue Rose] where they meet [Ryne Venamar]. After learning about [Edeyn|Edeyn Arrel] and being attacked by six assassins, Lan decides they will go to [Chachin]. ([NS,Ch16]) * The three of them ride north from [Canluum]. They notice a woman following and trick her into meeting them. Lan throws her in a pond. They agree to escort [Alys|Moiraine Damodred] to [Chachin]. Later she dumps water on him in revenge. ([NS,Ch19]) * They stop for breakfast in [Manala] and note that [Alys|Moiraine Damodred] asks questions of the villagers. ([NS,Ch20]) * They travel on to [Chachin] dealing with brigands and an assassin on the way. [Alys|Moiraine Damodred] continues to torment Lan every night. ([NS,Ch21]) * When they arrive in [Chachin], Lan leads them to the [Aesdaishar Palace]. Lan is given a spacious apartment. Lan meets with Prince Consort [Brys|Brys (Kandor)] and his son [Diryk]. Lady [Edeyn Arrel] swears fealty to him as King of [Malkier], then takes him to bed. ([NS,Ch22]) * After [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] gives him confidential information on [Malkier] and the [Aes Sedai], Lan agrees to have [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] follow [Merean|Merean Redhill]. ([NS,Ch25]) * Lan is pushed down a flight of stairs with the [One Power] then he finds [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin]'s body. He goes to [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and they hurry to an isolated balcony. [Merean|Merean Redhill] and [Ryne|Ryne Venamar] are there with [Iselle|Iselle Arrel], [Brys|Brys (Kandor)] and [Diryk|diryk]. Lan fights and kills [Ryne|Ryne Venamar]. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] kills [Merean|Merean Redhill], but not before she kills the other three. ([NS,Ch26]) * Early the next morning Lan leaves [Chachin]. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] catches up to him, tells him everything and bonds him as her [Warder|Warder]. ([NS,Epilogue]) ! Beginning of Series * Nineteen years later, Lan and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] enter [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. ([TEotW,Ch2]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan talk briefly with [Thom|Thom Merrilin]. ([TEotW,Ch4]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan lead the defense when [Trollocs] attack [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. The next morning Lan accompanies [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] when [Rand|Rand alThor] asks her to [Heal|Weaves] [Tam|Tam alThor]. ([TEotW,Ch7]) * Lan accompanies [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] when she [Heals|Weaves] [Tam|Tam alThor]. He remarks on [Rand|Rand alThor]'s heron-mark sword. ([TEotW,Ch8]) * Outside the [Winespring Inn], a mob accosts [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan. ([TEotW,Ch9]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Rand|Rand alThor], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] meet in the stable. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] join them and they all head north. ([TEotW,Ch10]) ! Journey to Tar Valon * The party rides to [Taren Ferry] and Lan wakes the ferryman. ([TEotW,Ch11]) * Lan and the rest of the party cross the [Taren River], camp for an hour, then head north for [Baerlon]. ([TEotW,Ch12]) * Lan and the rest of the party arrive at [The Stag and Lion] in [Baerlon] where they are welcomed by Master [Fitch|fitch]. ([TEotW,Ch13]) * Lan and the rest have hot baths and a good meal. ([TEotW,Ch14]) * Lan is at the inn when [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] arrives. ([TEotW,Ch15]) * Lan and the rest of the group meet with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] then has a private talk with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ([TEotW,Ch16]) * Lan and the rest of the group enjoy [Thom|Thom Merrilin]'s stories in the common room. After a [Fade] confronts [Rand|Rand alThor], the group flees. At the town gate they are confronted by [Whitecloaks] before they can escape. ([TEotW,Ch17]) ! Shadar Logoth * Lan and the rest of the party ride east for three days. They are attacked by [Trollocs] and take refuge in [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)]. ([TEotW,Ch18]) * When the boys go missing, Lan goes out to hunt for them. He returns with news there are [Trollocs] nearby so they prepare to flee. ([TEotW,Ch19]) * As they ride, [Mashadar] separates [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan from the rest. ([TEotW,Ch20]) ! To Caemlyn * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan are camped near the [Arinelle River]. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] joins them. They all head south after the boys ([TEotW,Ch21]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan arrive in [Whitebridge], learn that two of the boys were there and head east. ([TEotW,Ch28]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan head north and find the [Whitecloak|Children of the Light] camp where [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] are imprisoned. Lan sneaks into the camp to free them. ([TEotW,Ch37]) * Lan bursts into the tent where [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Egwene|Egwene alVere] are being held, knocks [Byar|Jaret Byar] out and rescues the two. Later, [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] mentions his heritage. ([TEotW,Ch38]) ! Caemlyn * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] leads Lan and the others to [The Queen's Blessing|The Queens Blessing], where [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] are staying. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] touches [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tries to cut her with the [Ruby Dagger]. Lan stops him. ([TEotW,Ch41]) * Lan accompanies [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] as she [Heals|Weaves] [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and then when they meet [Loial]. He leaves to stand guard. ([TEotW,Ch42]) * Lan returns and participates in planning the trip through the [Ways]. ([TEotW,Ch43]) ! Fal Dara and the Blight * [Loial] leads Lan and the others to the [Waygate|Ways]. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] opens it and they begin their journey to [Fal Dara]. ([TEotW,Ch44]) * [Loial] leads Lan and the others through the [Ways]. Lan detects someone following them. They reach the [Fal Dara] [Waygate|Ways] just in time to escape %%ot [Machin Shin]%%. ([TEotW,Ch45]) * Lan and the others ride to [Fal Dara]. [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] takes them to Lord [Agelmar|Agelmar Jagad]. [Padan Fain] is brought in. ([TEotW,Ch46]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan question [Fain|Padan Fain] and learn how evil he is. ([TEotW,Ch47]) * Lan and the others ride through the [Blight]. Lan and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] have a heart to heart talk. ([TEotW,Ch48]) * Lan and the others fight their way through the [Blight] and reach the [Green Man|Someshta]'s garden. ([TEotW,Ch49]) * The [Green Man|Someshta] takes them to the [Eye of the World]. [Aginor] and [Balthamel] arrive and [Aginor] knocks Lan aside. ([TEotW,Ch50]) * Lan, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Loial] find a [seal|Seals], the [Dragon Banner] and the [Horn of Valere] where the [Eye of the World] lay. ([TEotW,Ch52]) * Lan and the others return to [Fal Dara]. He continues to teach [Rand|Rand alThor] to use his sword. ([TEotW,Ch53]) * [Rand|Rand alThor] and Lan practice swords and see the procession of the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]] arriving. ([TGH,Ch1]) * Lan tells [Rand|Rand alThor] that [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] says he can leave any time he wants. ([TGH,Ch6]) * Lan summons [Rand|Rand alThor] to an audience with the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai], but first preps him to act like a [Warder]. ([TGH,Ch7]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and Lan have another heart to heart talk. He gives her his ring and calls her %%ot [mashiara|Compleat]%%. ([TGH,Ch8]) * He tells [Rand|Rand alThor] about [Sheathing the Sword|Warder]. ([TGH,Ch9]) ! More * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan leave [Fal Dara] with the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]'s party. Lan has another heart to heart talk with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. Lan accompanies [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] when she leaves the party. ([TGH,Ch12]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] goads Lan into anger questioning his loyalty, then tells him that she has passed his bond to [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari]. ([TGH,Ch22]) * Lan is in [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s cabin when [Leya] reports. ([TDR,Ch2]) * Lan stands by while, [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] relates some of [Leya|leya]'s news to [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Min|Min Farshaw], [Loial] and [Uno|Uno Nomesta]. ([TDR,Ch3]) * Lan participates in the battle with the [Trollocs] and fights a [Fade]. ([TDR,Ch5]) * Lan wakes [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] with news that [Rand|Rand alThor] is gone. He plans with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ([TDR,Ch6]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Loial] follow [Rand|Rand alThor] out of the [Mountains of Mist] into [Ghealdan]. ([TDR,Ch7]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Loial] follow [Rand|Rand alThor] to the village of [Jarra|Jarra (Village)]. ([TDR,Ch8]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Loial] follow [Rand|Rand alThor] across [Ghealdan]. They arrive at [Remen] and stay at the [Wayland's Forge|Waylands Forge]. ([TDR,Ch33]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Loial] take rooms at [Wayland's Forge|Waylands Forge]. When he observes [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]'s handiwork with the [Whitecloaks], he says they must leave immediately. ([TDR,Ch34]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Loial] leave in a hurry and board the ''[Snow Goose]'' heading for [Illian|Illian (City)]. ([TDR,Ch35]) * Lan tends [Mandarb] on the deck of the ''[Snow Goose]''. ([TDR,Ch36]) ! Illian * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial] and [Faile|Zarine Bashere] arrive at [Illian|Illian (City)]. Despite [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s discouragement, [Faile|Zarine Bashere] insists on joining them. ([TDR,Ch41]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial] and [Faile|Zarine Bashere] arrive at the [Easing the Badger] inn. At dinner, six [Gray Men|Gray Man] attack [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]. ([TDR,Ch42]) * Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial] and Faile scout the area and find traces of [Darkhound]. Lan goes to find [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ([TDR,Ch43]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial] and [Faile|Zarine Bashere] flee [Illian|Illian (City)]. They are pursued by [Darkhounds]. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] kills one with an arrow and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] [balefires|Weaves] the rest. ([TDR,Ch44]) ! Tear * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial] and [Faile|Zarine Bashere] arrive at [Tear|Tear (City)]. Lan accompanies [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] during the day. He notices that [Aiel] are in the city. ([TDR,Ch50]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan learn that [Rand|Rand alThor] is in [Tear|Tear (City)]. After they find the [hedgehog] trap, they prepare for an assault on the [Stone of Tear]. ([TDR,Ch53]) * Lan is near [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] during the battle in the [Stone of Tear]. ([TDR,Ch56]) * Lan accompanies [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] when she is summoned to [Heal|Weaves] [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TSR,Ch3]) * Lan and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] spend a lot of time together. ([TSR,Ch9]) * Lan is injured in the [Shadowspawn] attack. ([TSR,Ch10]) * Having just learned that she is going to [Tanchico], Lan angrily confronts [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. She orders him to stay with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. He kisses her, then leaves. ([TSR,Ch16]) * Lan is out of the [Stone of Tear] when [Rand|Rand alThor] meets with the nobles. ([TSR,Ch21]) * [Rand|Rand alThor] leads [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Rhuarc], [Aviendha] and the rest of the [Aiel] to a [Portal Stone] and [channels|True Source] them to the [Aiel Waste]. ([TSR,Ch22]) ! Aiel Waste * On [Chaendaer], [Rand|Rand alThor] and his party are greeted by [Wise Ones|Aiel] [Amys], [Bair], [Melaine] and [Seana]. After [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] leave for [Rhuidean], the [Wise Ones|Aiel] send [Rhuarc] and Lan to the [Taardad] tents. ([TSR,Ch23]) * Lan is waiting with the [Wise Ones|Aiel] when [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] return from [Rhuidean]. ([TSR,Ch34]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan and [Egwene|Egwene alVere] ride with the [Wise Ones|Aiel] on the journey from [Chaendaer] to [Imre Stand]. ([TSR,Ch36]) * After they camp at [Imre Stand], [Rand|Rand alThor] practices swords with Lan, then spears with [Rhuarc]. ([TSR,Ch37]) * On the trip to [Cold Rocks] Hold, [Rand|Rand alThor] practices swords with Lan and spears with [Rhuarc] every evening. ([TSR,Ch48]) * At [Cold Rocks] Hold, [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and the other [Wise Ones|Aiel] arrive at [Lian]'s house shortly after [Rand|Rand alThor], [Rhuarc] and [Amys]. ([TSR,Ch49]) * At [Alcair Dal], [Amys], [Bair], [Melaine], [Aviendha], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan and [Egwene|Egwene alVere] wait at the edge while [Rand|Rand alThor], [Rhuarc] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] enter the bowl. ([TSR,Ch57]) * When [Rand|Rand alThor] returns from [Rhuidean], [Amys], [Bair|bair], [Melaine|melaine], [Aviendha], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], Lan and [Egwene|Egwene alVere] have joined the clan chiefs on the speaking ledge. ([TSR,Ch58]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan watch as [Hadnan Kadere] and his men load [One Power] items onto his wagons. ([TFoH,Ch2]) * Lan accompanies [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] when they check on [Rand|Rand alThor], then [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] after the [Darkhounds] attack. ([TFoH,Ch6]) * Lan and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] prepare to leave [Rhuidean]. Lan is concerned that [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] seems anxious and distracted. ([TFoH,Ch7]) * Lan is guarding [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s tent when [Egwene|Egwene alVere] stops by for a visit. ([TFoH,Ch15]) * Lan keeps watch as they enter [Jangai Pass]. ([TFoH,Ch20]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan make sure [Kadere|Hadnan Kadere]'s wagons are settled when they make camp in [Jangai Pass]. ([TFoH,Ch21]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan come to check on [Rand|Rand alThor] after the [Shadowspawn] attack. ([TFoH,Ch22]) ! Cairhien * As they enter [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan ride beside the wagon with the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway]. ([TFoH,Ch23]) * Lan is with [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] at the base of the observation tower. He then joins [Rand|Rand alThor] and some [clan chiefs|Aiel] at the top of the tower. ([TFoH,Ch41]) * In [Rand|Rand alThor]'s tent, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] discusses the battle plan with Lan, quickly outlining a detailed plan in a few minutes. Lan is impressed. ([TFoH,Ch42]) * Lan presses [Rand|Rand alThor] about wearing his sword and forces him to admit that he intends to kill [Couladin]. ([TFoH,Ch43]) * Lan shouts for [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] when [Rand|Rand alThor] faints and falls from his horse. ([TFoH,Ch44]) * [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and Lan have a discussion. Lan protests violently at something she says. ([TFoH,Ch45]) * Lan rides with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Rand|Rand alThor] to the docks. [Lanfear|lanfear] knocks him aside when he charges her. ([TFoH,Ch52]) * After [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] falls through the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway] Lan can no longer feel the bond. He tells [Rand|Rand alThor] he must now go to [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari] who he can feel in the west. He asks [Rand|Rand alThor] to tell [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to forget him then he rides off. ([TFoH,Ch53]) ! Salidar * Following the pull of his bond to [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari], Lan arrives at a clearing near the [Salidar Aes Sedai] camp where [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari] and [Nisao|Nisao Dachen] are waiting. ([LoC,Ch52]) * He is in a camp near the [Salidar Aes Sedai] camp with [Nisao|Nisao Dachen] and [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari]. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] sends him to [Ebou Dar] to protect [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. ([ACoS,Ch12]) ! Ebou Dar * Lan arrives at the [Tarasin Palace] and learns that [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] is taking a boat. He arrives at the boat just in time to save her after [Moghedien] [balefires|Weaves] the boat. They go on to meet with the [Mistress of the Ships|Sea Folk]. ([ACoS,Ch31]) * Lan and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] are married by the [Mistress of the Ships|Sea Folk]. They return to the [Tarasin Palace] with twenty [Windfinders|Sea Folk]. The next morning Lan and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] join the group going after the [Bowl of the Winds]. ([ACoS,Ch37]) * At the [six story building|Ebou Dar] Lan takes part in the fight without serious injury. ([ACoS,Ch38]) * When [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], the [Aes Sedai] and the [Kin] meet with the [Sea Folk] [Windfinders|Sea Folk], [Beslan] and Lan are sent away to another part of the palace. ([ACoS,Ch39]) * At the [Tarasin Palace] stableyard, [Cieryl|Cieryl Arjuna], Lan and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] lead the way through [Aviendha]'s gateway to the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch1]) * [Cieryl|Cieryl Arjuna], Lan and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] scout the area to make sure it is safe while the others follow through the gateway. ([TPoD,Ch2]) * [Cieryl|Cieryl Arjuna], Lan and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] scout ahead as they ride from the gateway to the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch3]) * At the [farm|Farm], Lan helps round up and calm the panicked [Kin]. ([TPoD,Ch4]) ! Andor * Lan and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] lead the way as they [Travel|Weaves] with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] to [Andor] when the [Seanchan (People)] attack the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch6]) * Lan accompanies [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] as they travel across [Andor] with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] toward [Caemlyn]. ([TPoD,Ch20]) * Lan accompanies [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] as they travel with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] to the [Royal Palace] in [Caemlyn]. He sends a summons to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] when [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and [Ispan|Ispan Shefar] are found murdered. ([TPoD,Ch28]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and Lan meet [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] in the [Royal Palace] and take her to [Reanne|Reanne Corly]. ([WH,Ch8]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] has a tough lesson with the [Windfinders|Sea Folk]. Lan joins her has she goes back to her rooms where they find [Rand|Rand alThor] waiting. She agrees to help him use the [giant statues|Choedan Kal], but only if she and Lan can go with him now. ([WH,Ch11]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Lan and [Alivia] leave the [Royal Palace] with [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Min|Min Farshaw]. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] takes some of the %%ot [angreal|Angreal]%% and %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% from the [Ebou Dar] stash. ([WH,Ch12]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and Lan pack quickly when [Rand|Rand alThor] tells them of the failed attack by [Rochaid|Manel Rochaid] and [Kisman|Raefar Kisman]. ([WH,Ch22]) * Lan returns to the inn at the same time [Rand|Rand alThor] does. [Rand|Rand alThor] tells him he is leaving tomorrow. ([WH,Ch32]) ! Far Madding * [Rand|Rand alThor], Lan and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] go to Blue Carp Street. Nynaeve uses her Well to lift [Rand|Rand alThor] and Lan to the roof of the building. They find [Gedwyn|Charl Gedwyn] and [Torval|Peral Torval] dead. [Fain|Padan Fain] and [Toram Riatin] attack. Lan kills [Toram Riatin], but [Fain|Padan Fain] escapes. [Rand|Rand alThor] and Lan fall from the roof. ([WH,Ch33]) * [Rand|Rand alThor] and Lan are held prisoner until [Cadsuane|Cadsuane Melaidhrin] negotiates their release. ([WH,Ch34]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and Lan accompany [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Rand|Rand alThor], [Cadsuane|Cadsuane Melaidhrin] and the others from [Far Madding] to [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)]. [Bassane], [Nethan] and Lan scout the area as soon as they arrive. Afterwards, [Cadsuane|Cadsuane Melaidhrin] assures Lan the [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] is just unconscious and that she will recover. ([WH,Ch35]) ! Tear * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and Lan accompany [Cadsuane|Cadsuane Melaidhrin] and [Rand|Rand alThor] to the [Pendaloan|Tear (Country)] estate in eastern [Tear|Tear (Country)] to recuperate. ([CoT,Ch23]) * [Damer|Damer Flinn], [Tomas], [Bassane] and [Nethan] watch as Lan gives [Jahar|Jahar Narishma] a lesson at sword practice. ([CoT,Ch23]) * After lunch at Lord [Algarin|Algarin Pendaloan]'s manor, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] goes to join Lan. ([KoD,Ch18]) * [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] extracts a promise from Lan that he will accept followers and ride straight to [Fal Moran] if she takes him to the [Borderlands]. She then takes him to [World's End|Worlds End] at the west coast of [Saldaea]. ([KoD,Ch20]) ! Borderlands * After her test for the shawl, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] confronts [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari] and coerces her into passing Lan's bond to her. ([ToM,Ch20]) * Lan rides across the [Proska Flats|Shienar] in northern [Saldaea]. He is displeased when [Bulen] finds him, but he allows [Bulen] to join him. ([ToM,Prologue]) * On the [Plain of Lances|Kandor], [Andere], [Nazar|Nazar Kurenin] and [Rakim] join Lan and [Bulen|bulen]. ([ToM,Ch7]) * In eastern [Kandor] another band finds Lan. They are [Malkieri|Malkier] [Weilin Aldragoran], [Managan|managan] and [Gorenellin|gorenellin] and [Shienaran|Shienar]s [Qi|qi], [Joao|joao], [Merekel|merekel], [Ianor|ianor] and [Kuehn|kuehn]. Lan insists that the masquerade as a merchant caravan. ([ToM,Ch23]) * Lan's growing army crosses into [Arafel] at the [Silverwall Keeps|Arafel]. [Kaisel Noramaga], prince of [Kandor], and [Kendral|kendral], prince of [Arafel], and their armies join [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]. ([ToM,Ch42]) * Lan's army of twelve thousand face a hundred and fifty thousand [Shadowspawn] at [Tarwin's Gap|Tarwins Gap]. ([ToM,Epilogue]) * Lan's army of now six thousand prepare for a final charge at the [Trollocs]. A dozen [gateways|Weaves] open and Lan's charge becomes a hundred thousand. Before leaving for the camp, [Andere] says he wants to see Lan smile. Lan not only smiles, but laughs and tells [Jophil] to raise the banner high. ([AMoL,Ch6]) * Lan inspires his soldiers by telling them that this is what they prepare for and they are ready. [Easar|Easar Togita] recites a bit of a poem from [Anasai of Ryddingwood] and Lan recognizes it because the author is a favorite of [Moiraine]. ([AMoL,Ch7]) * Lan finds that [Bulen] has died on his horse. He gets [Narishma]'s help to keep the body cold atop a mountain. Lan praises [Bulen] in front of everyone else, which spurs the others to tell about other "good deaths". Lan then heads over to [Agelmar] and along the way, there's an earthquake and deep cracks into nothingness appear then disappear. When he reaches [Agelmar], they talk about the battle and its probable outcome. [Agelmar] knows that they must retreat eventually, because their job is not to win, but just to slow the advance of the [Trollocs]. Lan does not like this, but eventually sees reason. ([AMoL,Ch9]) * Lan, [Kaisel|Kaisel Noramaga], [Easar|Easar Togita] are riding towards the battlefront. [Narishma] and his [Aes Sedai] approach them and tell them that [Dreadlords], maybe as many as two dozen, are [channeling|One Power]. Lan knows that the [Gap] is now lost and tells [Agelmar] to retreat and asks [Narishma] if the [Asha'man] can do anything. Lan tells [Narishma] to go to [Elayne] and bring back [channelers|One Power] to cover their retreat. ([AMoL,Ch10]) %% %% ! Other References (Possible Spoilers) %%collapse # In [New Spring] ## [New Spring] - Lan was raised in [Shienar] in a community that held to [Malkieri|Malkier] ways. ## [New Spring] - He mistrusted [Aes Sedai] because they failed to come to the aid of [Malkier]. # In [The Eye of the World] ## [TEotW,Ch15] - [Min|Min Farshaw] has a [viewing] of Lan - Seven ruined towers around his head, and a babe in a cradle holding a sword. ## [TEotW,Ch33] - [Rand|Rand alThor] has a nightmare in which Lan tells him he is all alone. # In [The Great Hunt] ## [TGH,Ch23] - During [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]'s [Accepted] test, in the third ring of the [three arches|Three Arches], she sees herself married to Lan. ## [TGH,Ch3] - Lan knows that [Rand|Rand alThor] is the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. ## [TGH,Ch47] - As [Rand|Rand alThor] battles [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael], he recalls that Lan taught him Sheathing the Sword. # In [The Dragon Reborn] ## [TDR,Ch10] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] goads [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] asking her if she thinks [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] is treating Lan well. ## [TDR,Ch39] - A [Fade] recognizes Lan's ring as an indication they have captured the correct [Aes Sedai]. ## [TDR,Ch39] - [Rhuarc|rhuarc] recognizes Lan's ring as the ring of [Malkieri|Malkier] kings. # In [The Shadow Rising] ## [TSR,Ch5] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] has started wearing colors that Lan likes. ## [TSR,Ch6] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] assures [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that she will not marry Lan. ## [TSR,Ch12] - When it is agreed that [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] will go to [Tanchico], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] says she will consult with Lan on what they will need. ## [TSR,Ch20] - [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] tells [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that [Rand|Rand alThor] and Lan sent him. ## [TSR,Ch21] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] is ticked that Lan is missing. She thinks [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] will have him only after she is dead. ## [TSR,Ch39] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, the man in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] who shoots at [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] looks at lot like Lan. ## [TSR,Ch55] - After they take the [seal|Seals] to [Tar Valon], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] plans to go back to Lan. # In [The Fires of Heaven] ## [TFoH,Ch7] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] thinks to herself that she has arranged for Lan to be with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. ## [TFoH,Ch9] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] thinks about having to share Lan with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ## [TFoH,Ch14] - [Melaine|melaine] goads [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] about Lan telling her that he will die on the day that he learns she is dead. ## [TFoH,Ch33] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] is worried that Lan is involved in so much fighting. ## [TFoH,Ch47] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] is embarrassed by [Valan Luca]'s marriage proposal and tells him that she is engaged to Lan. ## [TFoH,Ch48] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] keeps Lan's ring with her as she packs to leave. ## [TFoH,Ch49] - [Rand|Rand alThor] spends a lot of his time practicing the sword with Lan. ## [TFoH,Ch54] - [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks that Lan was right in warning him to stay away from women. ## [TFoH,Ch55] - [Rand|Rand alThor] passes Lan's message to forget him to [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] then he tells her to pass the same message from him to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. # In [Lord of Chaos] ## [LoC,Ch8] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] worries about Lan and hopes that he is alive. ## [LoC,Ch52] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] tells [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that she has heard nothing of Lan. # In [The Path of Daggers] ## [TPoD,Ch20] - Lan thinks [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] is [Kandori|Kandor] because of her clothes. # In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart] ## [WH,Ch25] - [Rand|Rand alThor] knows he can ask [Alanna|Alanna Mosvani] to release her bond to him after hearing about Lan and his bond to [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari]. # In [Crossroads of Twilight] ## [CoT,Ch23] - [Cadsuane|Cadsuane Melaidhrin] wonders who Lan is bonded to. ## [CoT,Ch30] - When [Lelaine|Lelaine Akashi] suggests that [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari] bond [Llyw] after [Kairen|Kairen Stang]'s death, she replies that three [Warder] are enough. She does not reveal the bond to Lan that [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] passed to her. # In [Knife of Dreams] ## [KoD,Ch10] - In her letter to [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] says she wishes the best for Lan and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. ## [KoD,Ch20] - [Weilin Aldragoran] and other [Malkieri|Malkier] expatriates gladly agree to ride with Lan to the [Last Battle|Creator]. ## [KoD,Ch27] - [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders where [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] sent Lan. # In [The Gathering Storm] ## [TGS,Ch7] - Having lost her [Warder|Warder], [Daigian|Daigian Moseneillin] asks if [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] would want to be [Healed|Weaves] of her grief if she lost Lan. ## [TGS,Ch13] - Sleete is such an accomplished swordsman that he has defeated Lan in duels. ## [TGS,Ch22] - While scouting the [Blight], [Rand|Rand alThor] remembers that Lan told him that boys become men when they earn their sword. ## [TGS,Ch31] - [Rand|Rand alThor] asks [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] if Lan is riding to [Tarwin's Gap|Tarwins Gap] and she admits that he is. [Rand|Rand alThor] callously says he deserves what he will get. ## [TGS,Ch32] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] can never go back to the [Two Rivers]. She is [Aes Sedai] and she is married to Lan, a king. ## [TGS,Ch42] - [Rand|Rand alThor] does not have time to hide any more with Lan and the [Malkieri|Malkier] riding to [Tarwin's Gap|Tarwins Gap]. ## [TGS,Ch44] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] tries to convince [Rand|Rand alThor] to send support to Lan but he refuses. # In [Towers of Midnight] ## [ToM,Ch13] - [Rand|Rand alThor] promises [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that he will send help to Lan at [Tarwin's Gap|Tarwins Gap]. ## [ToM,Ch20] - In her test for the shawl, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] must choose between the rules of the test and saving Lan from [Darkhounds]. She [balefire|Weaves]s the [Darkhounds]. ## [ToM,Ch24] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] notes that [Slayer] looks like Lan. # In [A Memory of Light] ## [AMoL,Ch1] - [Rand] thinks how he has feared this day since [Trollocs] came to the [Two Rivers] and [Moiraine] and Lan took him away. %% %%cat-border [Categories|WikiCategory]: [Category.Characters] | [Category.L Characters] | [Category.M Characters] | [Category.NS Characters] | [Category.TEotW Characters] | [Category.TGH Characters] | [Category.TDR Characters] | [Category.TSR Characters] | [Category.TFoH Characters] | [Category.LoC Characters] | [Category.ACoS Characters] | [Category.TPoD Characters] | [Category.WH Characters] | [Category.CoT Characters] | [Category.KoD Characters] | [Category.TGS Characters] | [Category.ToM Characters] | [Category.AMoL Characters] | [Category.Warders] %%