Pronunciation: vah-LEER 
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''"In the last, lorn fight\\
'gainst the fall of long night,\\
the mountains stand guard,\\
and the dead shall be ward,\\
for the grave is no bar to my call."''
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The legendary object of the Great Hunt of the Horn. The Horn of Valere can call back dead heroes from the grave to fight against the [Shadow|Creator].

! Heroes of the Horn

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* [Amaresu] - She carries the Sword of the Sun
* [Artur Hawkwing]
* [Birgitte Silverbow] - she carries a silver bow with which she never misses.
* [Blaes of Matuchin]
* [Buad of Albhain]
* [Calian the Chooser] - sister to [Shivan the Hunter]
* [Gaidal Cain]
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* [Lian|Lian2]
* [Mikel of the Pure Heart]
* [Otarin]
* [Paedrig the peacemaker]
* [Rogosh Eagle-eye], Rogosh of [Talmour]
* [Shivan the Hunter] - brother to [Calian the Chooser]
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! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In the [Guide]
## [Tor Website Q&A|Guide] - The Horn of Valere was known during the [Age of Legends]. It was an artifact from an earlier Age. It was never used, partly because the Third Age was mostly peaceful and partly because its power was considered a myth. It was lost and thought destroyed during the violence that preceded the [Shadow War]. After its recovery, it was included with the [Dragon Banner] and the [Eye of the World] because the [Foretelling|Weaves]s that made up the [Prophecies of the Dragon|Karaethon Prophecies] said it must be so.
# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch15] - [Thom] performs the Great Hunt of the Horn in the [Stag and Lion] in [Baerlon].
## [TEotW,Ch15] - [Thom] tells [Rand] and [Mat] that young men from [Illian|Country of Illian] hunt the Horn.
## [TEotW,Ch17] - [Thom] tells tales of the Great Hunt of the Horn.
## [TEotW,Ch26] - In [Whitebridge], [Rand], [Mat] and [Thom] learn that another Great Hunt is proclaimed in [Illian|City of Illian]. The last Great Hunt was four hundred years ago.
## [TEotW,Ch52] - [Moiraine], [Loial] and the others find the Horn of Valere with the [Eye of the World].
## [TEotW,Ch53] - [Moiraine] shows Lord [Agelmar] the Horn of Valere and asks for an escort to take it to [Illian|City of Illian].
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch4] - The Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] has the Horn.
## [TGH,Ch5] - Lord [Agelmar] gave her the Horn as soon as she arrived. He could not wait to be rid of it because the temptation was too great.
## [TGH,Ch6] - [Padan Fain] and a party of [Darkfriends], [Trollocs] and a [Fade] steal the Horn.
## [TGH,Ch7] - Lord [Agelmar] will send a force to recover the Horn.
## [TGH,Ch8] - [Siuan], [Moiraine] and [Verin] convince [Rand], [Mat] and [Perrin] to go along to find the Horn and the [Ruby Dagger].
## [TGH,Ch9] - [Rand], [Mat], [Perrin], [Loial] and a group of [Shienarans|Shienar] led by [Ingtar] head out to find the Horn of Valere and the [Ruby Dagger].
## [TGH,Ch11] - [Fain] cannot open the chest containing the Horn.
## [TGH,Ch12] - [Anaiya] believes that if [Ingtar] has not yet recovered the Horn it is now in the [Blight].
## [TGH,Ch14] - When [Hurin] disappears, [Ingtar] is upset because he can no longer track the Horn.
## [TGH,Ch15] - [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] knows that [Rand] is after the Horn of Valere.
## [TGH,Ch16] - [Hurin] mentions the Horn in front of [Rand] who urges [Rand] to keep it for his own glory.
## [TGH,Ch19] - [Rand] and [Loial] steal back the Horn and the [Ruby Dagger] from [Fain] and the [Darkfriends].
## [TGH,Ch20] - The ''[Karaethon Cycle|Karaethon Prophecies]'' does not mention the Horn of Valere.
## [TGH,Ch21] - There are already Hunters of the Horn as far north as [Cairhien|Country of Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)].
## [TGH,Ch22] - [Vandene] tells [Moiraine] there is a rumor in the village that the Horn has been found, but she discounts it. [Moiraine] asks her about the Horn and the [Dragon Reborn|Rand]. [Vandene] replies that there is no direct link, only that the Horn must be found before [Tarmon Gai'don|Creator].
## [TGH,Ch26] - [Rand] tells [Thom] that they have the Horn.
## [TGH,Ch28] - [Ingtar] is still tracking the Horn, now with [Perrin]'s help.
## [TGH,Ch30] - [Darkfriends] steal back the Horn and the [Ruby Dagger].
## [TGH,Ch31] - [Hurin] traces the [Darkfriends] to [Barthanes Damodred]'s manor.
## [TGH,Ch32] - [Rand] tells [Thom] that the Horn of Valere was stolen and brought to [Barthanes Damodred]'s manor.
## [TGH,Ch33] - [Hurin] traces the [Darkfriends] to a [Waygate|Ways] in [Barthanes|Barthanes Damodred]' back yard. ''[Machin Shin]'' blocks the entrance so they cannot follow.
## [TGH,Ch34] - [Fain] brings the Horn to High Lord [Turak]. He can open the chest and confiscates the Horn.
## [TGH,Ch41] - [Rand] and his party wonder why [Fain] would take the Horn to [Falme].
## [TGH,Ch44] - [Ingtar] leads [Rand], [Mat], [Perrin] and [Hurin] into [Falme] to retrieve the Horn of Valere.
## [TGH,Ch45] - [Ingtar], [Rand], [Mat], [Perrin] and [Hurin] find the Horn of Valere and the [Ruby Dagger] in High Lord [Turak]'s house.
## [TGH,Ch46] - [Ingtar] wanted the Horn so badly so that he could return to the Light.
## [TGH,Ch47] - [Mat] blows the Horn and calls forth the Heroes of the Horn at [Falme]. They are led by [Artur Hawkwing] and include [Birgitte], [Gaidal Cain], [Rogosh Eagle-eye], [Mikel of the Pure Heart] (Michael), Otarin (Oscar) and [Paedrig the peacemaker] (Patrick).
## [TGH,Ch49] - [Verin] leaves with [Egwene], [Elayne], [Nynaeve] and [Hurin] to take [Mat], the Horn of Valere and the [Ruby Dagger] to [Tar Valon].
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch11] - The Horn is taken to the [White Tower].
## [TDR,Ch12] - [Verin] presents the Horn to [Siuan]. [Siuan] says she will hide it where only the two of them know.
## [TDR,Ch19] - On waking, [Mat] remembers blowing the Horn of Valere.
## [TDR,Ch20] - [Siuan] tells [Mat] that he is now linked to the Horn. It is just a horn to anyone else until his death.
## [TDR,Ch33] - [Moiraine], [Lan], [Perrin] and [Loial] encounter Hunters of the Horn, Lord [Orban] and Lord [Gann], in [Remen].
## [TDR,Ch35] - [Faile] is also a Hunter of the Horn. She believes it is in the [Mountains of Mist]. [Orban] and [Gann] believe it is in the [Forest of Shadows].
## [TDR,Ch44] - [Moiraine] reveals to [Faile] that not only has the Horn of Valere been found, but also that [Mat] blew it.
## [TDR,Ch56] - [Rhuarc] learns that [Mat] sounded the Horn.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch13] - The Shadow has somehow discovered that [Mat] sounded the Horn.
## [TSR,Ch26] - When [Mat] is hanged does this sever his link to the Horn?
## [TSR,Ch52] - Between lives, the Heroes of the Horn live in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%. When they are called by the Horn, they are not there in the flesh so the [One Power] does not affect them.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Prologue] - [Fain] wants to retrieve the Horn of Valere as well as the [Ruby Dagger].
## [TFoH,Ch19] - [Fain] still wants the Horn, but he does not have time to get it before he has to leave the [White Tower].
## [TFoH,Ch36] - [Valan Luca] was in [Illian|City of Illian] when the Hunters of the Horn took the oath in the Great [Square of Tammaz].
## [TFoH,Ch49] - [Areina|Areina Nermasiv] claims to be a Hunter of the Horn.
## [TFoH,Ch54] - When [Mat] dies and is brought back by [balefires|Weaves] does this sever his link to the Horn?
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch5] - [Mat] worries about his link to the Horn of Valere.
## [KoD,Ch8] - [Mat] almost chokes when [Tuon] wonders aloud if the [Dragon Reborn|Rand] was the one who blew the Horn of Valere at [Falme].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch12] - When they encounter Hunters of the Horn, [Perrin] recalls that [Moiraine] had the Horn of Valere taken to the [White Tower]. The [Seanchan] consider them troublemakers.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch35] - His return to [Falme] brings [Rand] memories of following [Fain], the [Ruby Dagger] and the Horn of Valere.
## [TGS,Ch39] - [Egwene] thinks [Verin]'s book on the [Black Ajah] is as great a treasure as the Horn of Valere.
## [TGS,Ch44] - [Nynaeve] feels sorry for the way [Rand] treats [Hurin]. [Hurin] idolizes [Rand] after the months they spent chasing [Fain] and the Horn of Valere.
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