An [Ogier] Elder of [Stedding Shangtai].

! Physical Description

He has white hair, drooping white mustaches and a narrow beard. He is over half again as tall as [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([LoC,Ch20]) He is white-haired with long white mustaches that fall past his chin and a long narrow beard that hangs to his chest. He was well above three hundred years old. ([KoD,Ch19])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Elder Haman and [Covril] leave [Stedding Shangtai] and the Great Stump to go in search of [Loial]. They travel to [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] then to [Stedding Tsofu] where they pick up [Erith] then they all three head for [Caemlyn]. ([KoD,Ch19])
* Elder Haman, [Covril] and [Erith] arrive at [Caemlyn] looking for [Loial]. [Rand|Rand alThor] tells them that [Loial] is in the [Two Rivers] and offers them the hospitality of the [Royal Palace]. Haman marks the location of all the [Waygates|Ways] on maps. ([LoC,Ch20])
* Elder Haman, [Covril], [Erith] and a lot of [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] accompany [Rand|Rand alThor] as he [Travels|Weaves] to [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)] where Haman leads [Rand|Rand alThor] to the [Waygate|Ways]. Afterwards, [Rand|Rand alThor] drops the [Ogier] off at [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. ([LoC,Ch21])
* Learning that [Loial] already left [Emond's Field|Emonds Field], Elder Haman, [Covril] and [Erith] travel back to [Caemlyn] then back to [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)]. Discouraged, they decide to return to the Great Stump at [Stedding Shangtai]. They stop at Lord [Algarin|Algarin Pendaloan]'s manor on the way. ([KoD,Ch18], [KoD,Ch19])
* Elder Haman marries [Erith] and [Loial] on the spot. [Covril] wants to return immediately to [Stedding Shangtai] to argue for opening the [Book of Translation]. [Loial] is aghast and wants to argue against it. They see [Trollocs] coming and pick up axes and long knives. ([KoD,Ch19])
* After the battle, [Loial] tells [Rand|Rand alThor] he must return to [Stedding Shangtai] for the Great Stump. Elder Haman offers to take up his quest to finish closing the [Waygates|Ways]. ([KoD,Ch20])
*  Haman tells [Elayne] that all of the [Ogier] have come to fight for them. ([AMoL,Ch7])

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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch36] - Elder Haman is often exasperated with [Loial] because he does not listen.
## [TEotW,Ch43] - As they head to the [Waygate|Ways], [Loial] thinks Elder Haman would say he is getting what he deserves.
## [TEotW,Ch46] - Haman, like many of the other Elders, often speaks of his visit with the [Green Man|Someshta].
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch15] - [Loial] thinks Elder Haman would disapprove of him treesinging a quarterstaff and say he is putting a long handle on his axe.
## [TGH,Ch25] - Elder Haman thinks [Galldrian|Galldrian su Riatin Rie] is a disgrace.
## [TGH,Ch26] - [Loial] is reluctant to leave the inn for fear of meeting other [Ogier]. He is probably in big trouble with Elder Haman.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch49] - [Loial] is nearly in shock when he hears that his mother, Elder Haman and [Erith] came looking for him. He begins to have second thoughts, however, when he recalls how beautiful [Erith] is.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch24] - [Loial] is confident that Elder Haman will agree to post guards at the [Stedding Shangtai] [Waygate|Ways].
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