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- symbol of Shienar is the white hart. (I: 757)
- everyone goes unarmed within the fortresses,
from highest noble on down. (I: 718)
- Borderland warriors count their age as from
the time they were given their swords. (II: 119)
- the Shienarans are an accepting people. (III:
35)
- in Shienar, a woman is safe, wherever she
goes, at whatever time she goes there. (V: 428)
- Shienarans welcome travelers with warm, damp
clothes to wipe face and hands. (I: 697)
- Shienarans have a great love of ceremony. (II:
14)
- desc of welcome ceremony (II: 20)
- servants touch brow and heart as gesture of
respect. (II: 21-22)
- Shienarans of all classes are very polite,
even to their enemies. (II: 36)
- Shienarans bury their dead without shrouds or
coffins, with the bodies nude, calling this the "last embrace of the
mother". Simple ceremony of: "The Light shine on you, and the Creator
shelter you. The last embrace of the mother welcome you home."
- desc of ritual farewell (II: 202)
- beaded curtain across the doorway to private
quarters indicates the resident is receptive to receiving visitors. (II:
28)
- Shienarans welcome travelers with warm, damp
clothes to wipe face and hands. (I: 697)
- desc of welcome ceremony (II: 20)
- Shienarans bury their dead without shrouds or
coffins, with the bodies nude, calling this the "last embrace of the
mother". Simple ceremony of: "The Light shine on you, and the Creator
shelter you. The last embrace of the mother welcome you home."
- desc of ritual farewell (II: 202)
- servants touch brow and heart as gesture of
respect. (II: 21-22)
- Shienarans of all classes are very polite,
even to their enemies. (II: 36)
- Shienarans use the word "peace" as a talisman
and an oath. (V: 425)
- Peace (oath) (I: 698)
- Peace favour [you/object/etc.] (I: 709)
- Honour to [serve/etc.] (II: 14)
- Heart and soul to serve. (II: 14)
- Spirit and heart to serve. (II: 22)
- On my honour. (II: 14)
- A man who will not die to save a woman is no
man. (II: 253)
- A woman's rights are whatever she says they
are. (V: 576)
- custom of bride price? (I: 731)
- Borderlands custom that whomever raises a
child is its "real" parent. (II: 4)
- a contingent of women "guards" the entrance to
the women's apartments, spending their time doing accounts and sewing.
(II: 121)
- women set punishments for those men who
transgress the rules of the women's apartments. (II: 142)
- in Shienar, a woman is safe, wherever she
goes, at whatever time she goes there. (V: 428)
- no man over the age of ten will enter the
women's apartments without an invitation. (II: 44, 48)
- the women's apartments are decorated, but the
men's are bare and stark. (II: 83)
- men never go armed into the women's apartments
unless the keep is under attack. (II: 88)
- Shienaran fight/fought Aiel in the Eastern
Marches near Ankor Dail? (II: 169)
- Ogier known of and well-accepted in
Borderlands, called the Builders. (I: 693, II: 30)
- Aes Sedai are respected by most in Shienar.
(II: 112)
- while most Shienarans respect Aes Sedai, few
wish to be completely surrounded by them, as at Tar Valon. (III: 151)
- the Aiel commonly raid the Border Reaches of
Shienar. (VI: 585)
- Shienaran warriors swear an oath to their
lords. (II: 103)
- when Shienar rides to war, it is called the
Ingathering of the Lances. (I: 698)
- Shienarans fight as cavalry, so don't use long
bows, only short bows that can be shot from horseback. (II: 25)
- a unit of Shienaran fighters knows the chain
of command right down to the last man, so each knows his duty if the one
before him falls, and even a single man left will have his duty to keep
him going. (II: 191)
- bounty on ravens in Borderlands. (I: 426)
- some Shienarans have extremely pale hair and
eyes. (VI: 226)
- widows in the Borderlands wear black. (I:
731)
- desc of Shienaran cloak. (I: 781)
- Shienaran men wear high-collared coats,
and shirts with billowy sleeves. (II: 15)
- Shienaran fighting men shave most of head,
leaving only a topknot they tie back with a leather thong. (I:
695-696)
- many Shienaran warriors use a two-handed
sword which they scabbard on their backs. (III: 32)
- Shienarans use horse barding. (III: 35)
- Lord of Fal Dara wears a tall, wide
collar. (I: ??)
- menials wear leather jackets and have bowl
hair cuts. (II: 29)
- servants Fal Dara in fortress wear black
and gold livery. (I: 695)
- the River Erinin is about four days ride south
of Fal Dara. The river is about 60 paces wide, and a small village and
ferry are built there for crossing. (II: 173)
- the land south of Shienar was once the country
of Harad Dakar, but now is independent villages or wilderness. (II: 180)
- every street and alley of the larger cities
and towns is lit by night, so that Fades have no hiding place. (I: 713,
II: 33)
- homes in the Borderlands are built with very
steep roofs, with eaves almost touching the ground, to allow the snow to
fall off rather than weighting down the roof. (I: 690)
- everyone goes unarmed within the fortresses,
from highest noble on down. (I: 718)
- desc of Shienaran watchtowers (I: 720)
- city built upon high hills, and the keep build
on the highest of those. The land around the walled city is
cleared to a few inches high of growth for a mile, and beyond that is
forest. (II: 9)
- beaded curtain across the doorway to private
quarters indicates the resident is receptive to receiving visitors. (II:
28)
- a contingent of women "guards" the entrance to
the women's apartments, spending their time doing accounts and sewing.
(II: 121)
- no man over the age of ten will enter the
women's apartments without an invitation. (II: 44, 48)
- the women's apartments are decorated, but the
men's are bare and stark. (II: 83)
- men never go armed into the women's apartments
unless the keep is under attack. (II: 88)
- keep is decorated sparsely with simple
tapestry and painted screens. (II: 12)
- men's apartments separate, with wide,
iron-banded doors. (II: 12-13)
- beds are set on black & white tiled platforms
with warming stoves beneath them. (II: 13, 16)
- keep has common bathing rooms, where no
concern is made over rank or gender. (II: 14)
- flatbread and dried meat eaten during
traveling. (II: 191)
- towns/fortresses: Fal Dara, Fal Sion, Ankor Dail,
Mos Shirare, Camron Caan. (I: 722)
- a Waygate is located a few miles from Fal Dara
in an area of forested, rolling hills. (I: 689)
- the River Erinin is about four days ride south
of Fal Dara. The river is about 60 paces wide, and a small village and
ferry are built there for crossing. (II: 173)
- symbol of Fal Dara is the black stooping hawk.
(I: 693)
- Fal Dara was once called Mafal Dadaranell. (I:
645)
- servants Fal Dara in fortress wear black and
gold livery. (I: 695, II: 12)
- the fortress is in the centre of town. (II: 2)
- city built upon high hills, and the keep build
on the highest of those. The land around the walled city is
cleared to a few inches high of growth for a mile, and beyond that is
forest. (II: 9)
- keep is decorated sparsely with simple
tapestry and painted screens. (II: 12)
- men's apartments separate, with wide,
iron-banded doors. (II: 12-13)
- beds are set on black & white tiled platforms
with warming stoves beneath them. (II: 13, 16)
- the Shatayan of keep is someone like the head
housekeeper. (II: 13)
- the Shambayan is the male partner to the
Shatayan and carries a staff marked with the house symbol, and is
secretary to the Lord. (II: 20)
- keep has common bathing rooms, where no
concern is made over rank or gender. (II: 14)
- smithies and fletchers' stalls surround the
keep. (II: 19)
- a paved square separates the keep from the
town. (II: 26)
- beaded curtain across the doorway to private
quarters indicates the resident is receptive to receiving visitors. (II:
28)
- prisoners of the keep are fed the same as
servants. (II: 42)
- no man over the age of ten will enter the
women's apartments without an invitation. (II: 44, 48)
- the women's apartments are decorated, but the
men's are bare and stark. (II: 83)
- men never go armed into the women's apartments
unless the keep is under attack. (II: 88)
- the village of Medo is built on the border of
Shienar and Arafel. (II: 211)
- Medo is a small village, about the same size
as Emond's Field. (II: 211)
- it has narrow streets, and two stone docks
that jut into the River Mora. (II: 211)
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