Pronunciation: Ah-ven-doh-ral-DEH-rah 
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%%ot [Avendoraldera|Compleat]%% was a sapling of %%ot [Avendesora]%% presented by the [Aiel] to [Cairhien|Country of Cairhien] 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] cut it down to build himself a throne.

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch6] - [Tam] raves about [Laman] 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] for cutting down %%ot Avendoraldera%%, a sapling of ''[Avendesora]''.
## [The Dragon Reborn],Glossary - The [Aiel] presented %%ot Avendoraldera%% to [Cairhien|Country of Cairhien] in 566 NE.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch17] - [Moiraine] says that House [Damodred|Country of Cairhien] had a deservedly unpleasant reputation even before [Laman] 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|Country of Cairhien]. This led to the gift of %%ot Avendoradera%%, its cutting by [Laman], the [Aiel War], and thereby [Rand]'s birth.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch20] - Even twenty years after [Laman] cut down %%ot Avendoraldera%% the [Aiel] hold all [Cairhien|Country of Cairhien] in disgust referring to them as "treekillers".
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch16] - [Rand] now understands the full connection - [Tigraine] disappears leading to [Laman] cutting down %%ot Avendoraldera%% leading to the [Aiel War] leading to his own birth on [Dragonmount].
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