![]() ![]() ![]() A female society called the Sisters of Oriza was formed in honor of Lady Oriza's triumph. In revenge, Lady Oriza threw a specially sharpened plate at her father's killer, cutting off his head. To honor Oriza's part in the creation of the human race, the old folks of the Calla still say, " Can-ah, can-tah, annah Oriza," which translates as, "All breath comes from the woman." According to another old tale, Lady Oriza's father, Lord Grenfall, was murdered by the infamous harrier Gray Dick. (An oriza is a seedling rice plant.) According to local folklore, Oriza gave birth to the first man, and from this man's breath came the first woman. However, in the BORDERLANDS, she is the pagan goddess of the rice. In some parts of MID-WORLD, Lady Oriza is considered to be a mythical heroine. Although usually referred to as positive or at least inevitable, the forces of KA and ka-tet can sometimes cast a sinister shadow over our lives. A ka-tet is not always bound by love, affection, or friendship. It takes many interwoven ka-tets to weave a historical tapestry. Each individual piece is a mystery, but when put together, the collective pieces form a greater picture. Each member of a ka-tet is a piece of a puzzle. However, Roland’s teacher Cort maintained that neither death nor treachery were strong enough to break the bonds of ka-tet, since these events are also tied to KA, or fate. ![]() The philosophers of GILEAD stated that the bonds of ka-tet could be broken only by death or treachery. Ka-tet cannot be changed or bent to any individual’s will, but it can be seen, known, and understood. Ka-tet is the place where men’s lives are joined by fate. Ka-tet means "one made from many." Ka refers to destiny tet refers to a group of people with the same interests or goals. As was said earlier, High Speech was the language of gunslingers, but it was also the language used to address spirits, demons, and dinhs. To do so before proving themselves in the yard behind the Great Hall was considered an affront to all that their culture held sacred. ![]() Gunslinger apprentices were not allowed to utter its words publicly until after they had won their guns. Like other sacred languages, the words and phrases of High Speech imply an entire philosophy of life, and the speaking of it was ritualized. These meanings were so complex and nuanced that they were (and are) difficult to define precisely. With the exception of the word char (which always means “death”), each word in the Tongue had multiple meanings. While the common tongue contained many fascinating terms and phrases, the spiked letters of High Speech carried the heart of Roland's culture. It was also the language of ritual and magic.Īlthough not confined to the courts of Gilead, High Speech was primarily bound to the hierarchies and courtly codes of In-World. Low speech-also called the common tongue or the vulgate-was the speech of everyday interaction, but High Speech was the language of gunslingers. High Speech (also called "The Tongue") was the ancient, ritualized language of Mid-World. The nexus point in the center of the circle, where all the BEAMS cross, was the location of the DARK TOWER itself.Īn Introduction to High Speech: The words found in this glossary are from a language known as High Speech. The lines represented the six magnetic BEAMS which were like invisible high-tension wires that simultaneously held all of the universes together and maintained the divisions between them. According to Roland, the twelve Xs represented the twelve animal GUARDIAN who protected the portals leading into and out of Mid-World. Opposite Xs were connected by six lines which crossed at the clock face’s central nexus point. According to this map (which was metaphysical rather than literal), Mid-World resembled a clock face. In The Waste Lands, Roland drew a map of his version of earth, also called Mid-World. The city of Lud (which our tet travels through in The Waste Lands) was regional Mid-World’s largest urban center. As a specific region, Mid-World’s ancient boundaries stretched from a marker near the edge of the Great West Woods to Mid-Forest, then on to Topeka. The general world regions that Roland refers to over the course of the Dark Tower novels are IN-WORLD, OUT-WORLD, MID-WORLD, the BORDERLANDS, and END-WORLD. Mid-World is the name for Roland’s version of earth, but it is also the name of a region of that world. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. ![]()
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