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+ | The [[Dalish]] use "harellan" to mean "traitor to one's kin," but the word does not appear in any [[Elf|elven]] text before the [[Towers Age]]. The ancient root-word is related to "harillen," or opposition, and "hellathen," or noble struggle. The Dalish call [[Fen'Harel]] a god of deception, but I posit a far more accurate translation would be "god of rebellion." |
What he rebelled against is a story lost to time. In Dalish legends, Fen'Harel seals away the other [[Elven pantheon|deities]] out of love of trickery. If we understood more ancient elven, we might find earlier versions of the Dread Wolf's story give him a more nuanced motivation beyond spite. |
What he rebelled against is a story lost to time. In Dalish legends, Fen'Harel seals away the other [[Elven pantheon|deities]] out of love of trickery. If we understood more ancient elven, we might find earlier versions of the Dread Wolf's story give him a more nuanced motivation beyond spite. |