2nd Ed Paladin
First Post
As someone alluded to previously most of Jordan's names are borrowed from other sources (there are so many darn characters it's easy to understand why). And as the OP noted,some are then "Faentysyzh'ed". Personally I prefer names like that to Ub3r-R0xx0rs69
Most of the Forsaken are based on religious personas, usually demons
A lot of the ancient names (Aes Sedai for instance) are based on old Gaelic legends or Norse legends. Aes Sedai is likely a take off of Aes Sidhe, the ancestors, spririts, gods etc in Gaelic mythology.
On an unrelated note, the only reason I keep reading those books is because I liked the first few and want to see how it ends. Since the fifth book I just keep getting more and more frustrated.
Most of the Forsaken are based on religious personas, usually demons
A lot of the ancient names (Aes Sedai for instance) are based on old Gaelic legends or Norse legends. Aes Sedai is likely a take off of Aes Sidhe, the ancestors, spririts, gods etc in Gaelic mythology.
On an unrelated note, the only reason I keep reading those books is because I liked the first few and want to see how it ends. Since the fifth book I just keep getting more and more frustrated.