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Sabembermoff
Over centuries of retelling, the story of Sepathok has occasionally been corrupted and retold as the story of Sabembermoff.
It is unknown whether this second name was intended by the author as a transliteration, misreading, or outright falsification on the part of someone attempting to insert themselves into the stories of the great Sepathok. Some critics have speculated that the occurance of the name in Tycho Brahe's Elemenstor Cycle, Book 6 is actually an accidental misspelling (in other words, a typo). Some have gone so far as to use Sabembermoff's mention to support the "multiple authors" theories of Fans for a True Tycho Brahe Epic.
Regardless of why the name Sabembermoff appears in Book 6, the quote is obviously in reference to Sepathok and his famous 100 Swords. It occurs when Doric, Knight of the Lady of Terle, lets fly some witty repartee regarding a female opponent's abilities as they relate to Arthak's Blade of Incontinence.
Before him stood the last of the bandit women. Slowly and smugly, she drew her blade.
"Now you will die!" cried the greasy-haired ruffian. "Wielding one of the Hundred, I can conquer anyone!"
"Ha!" Doric flicked her wrist, disarming the bandit. "Sabembermoff had a hundred swords, each more amazing than the last, but it looks as though you only wield Arthak's."
--Taken from Book 6, Nightstand's Peril
| I thought Doric was the knight of the lady of Terle, not the knight lady....I mean, Doric is referred to as a male in his(her??) article. Was this error on Brahe's part, the author of this article (or the author of the Doric article), or am I just going crazy? - Dryope |
| Right you are... There was a missing "of the" in the above article, which I added... but the quote is accurate, although incomplete... I've added the previous sentance for clarity. As you can see the her is referring to the bandit. -tim |
| Yay. Thank you. - Dryope |
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