Pronunciation: Ah-ven-doh-ral-DEH-rah [{LinkedImagePlugin image-src='Pronunciation/soundbut.gif' href='Pronunciation/avendoraldera.wav'}] %%ot [Avendoraldera|Compleat]%% was a sapling of %%ot [Avendesora]%% presented by the [Aiel] to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] in 566 NE. It was a gift in return for the people of the region giving water to the [Aiel] shortly after the [Breaking]. It grew for four hundred years before King [Laman|Laman Damodred] cut it down to build himself a throne. ! References (Possible Spoilers) %%collapse # In [The Eye of the World] ## [TEotW,Ch6] - [Tam|Tam alThor] raves about [Laman|Laman Damodred] cutting down %%ot Avendoraldera%%. # In [The Dragon Reborn] ## [TDR,Ch39] - [Elayne] recounts how the [Aiel War], from their perspective, was simply an execution of King [Laman|Laman Damodred] for cutting down %%ot Avendoraldera%%, a sapling of %%ot [Avendesora]%%. ## [The Dragon Reborn],Glossary - The [Aiel] presented %%ot Avendoraldera%% to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] in 566 NE. # In [The Shadow Rising] ## [TSR,Ch17] - [Moiraine] says that House [Damodred|Cairhien (Country)] had a deservedly unpleasant reputation even before [Laman|Laman Damodred] cut down %%ot Avendoraldera%%. ## [TSR,Ch34] - [Rhuarc] explains some of [Rand]'s visions in the [glass columns]. The young man giving them water was [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)]. This led to the gift of %%ot Avendoradera%%, its cutting by [Laman|Laman Damodred], the [Aiel War], and thereby [Rand]'s birth. # In [The Fires of Heaven] ## [TFoH,Ch20] - Even twenty years after [Laman|Laman Damodred] cut down %%ot Avendoraldera%% the [Aiel] hold all [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] in disgust referring to them as "treekillers". # In [Lord of Chaos] ## [LoC,Ch16] - [Rand] now understands the full connection - [Tigraine|Tigraine Mantear] disappears leading to [Laman|Laman Damodred] cutting down %%ot Avendoraldera%% leading to the [Aiel War] leading to his own birth on [Dragonmount]. %% ---- More [Category Items|Category.Items]