Dragonlance Reading Soulforge and uh, I have questions

[M.L. Martin]

Im starting to wonder about inaccuracies in this book.

Ages seem off compared to Legends. Descriptions are off. Sturm is blonde. Tanis has brown hair (isn’t it red?)

Dragonlance isn't good on continuity, even within the same author's works. As far back as Chronicles, Sturm dies at two different times of day (dawn in the actual event, afternoon in Solamnia/evening in Silvanesti in Alhana's psychic experience of the death).

 

[Paul Farquhar]

You need to allow for the speed of psychic waves.

And hair dye. Popular on Krynn.

Original heroes of the lance character art was black and white, apart from on the DL1 cover, which doesn’t show everyone.

 

[Mannahnin]

This is pretty well-attested to in the historical record. I recommend Bret Deveraux's excellent series of articles about it, found here. That link goes to the first in a seven part series, so it's not a short read, but it is informative. The first few parts focus on Spartan society and its brutality; their supposed military might gets discussed in depth in sections six and seven, which can largely be read without reading the earlier bits if you're so inclined. The articles go into detail as to what advantages the Spartans did and did not have on the battlefield, and what that translated to in terms of battlefield success.

Great post!

It makes me just a LITTLE sad, though, since Gates of Fire was such a great novel (and the original 300 graphic novel pretty darn good too). That myth sure was potent for storytelling.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Great post!

It makes me just a LITTLE sad, though, since Gates of Fire was such a great novel (and the original 300 graphic novel pretty darn good too). That myth sure was potent for storytelling.

I prefer the armoured war rhinos.