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Dundale and Uskglass
Dec. 18th, 2019 01:23 amI always love the ideas that Dundale and Uskglass grew up together because think about it, if Dundale and Uskglass were taken to the same brugh, that meant that they started being in Faerie at roughly the same time. When Uskglass invaded England, he was less than 15 years old. Dundale was taken to Faerie fourteen years ago. That meant that whether Dundale or Uskglass was taken to the brugh earlier, they still had to be taken at roughly the same time. This meant that Dundale knew Uskglass when he was a kid and knew about all his embarrassing childhood stories. There was nothing that made a person seem less wondrous and powerful than seeing him peeing himself in his sleep. But at that time, Dundale was also pretty young so he was hardly mature, either. It might be intentional that Clarke chose their age and years of captivity that way.
But also, at the same time, I wonder whether Dundale and Uskglass did not grow up in the same brugh at all. It is possible. I don't think that there are any footnotes that explicitly state they were in the same brugh together. It just said that Dundale was Uskglass's first human servant and that he was taken away into Faerie for 14 years. In The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, Jane Tobias told the children about "Thomas of Dundale's captivity in the Other Lands and how he became the first human servant of the Raven King." (Jane Tobias probably told history instead of fairy tales like Cassandra). It is just that whenever I see this sentence, I cannot imagine that the story will be as simple as the Raven King asked Dundale, whom he met all the time in the brugh because they grew up together, about whether he would like to be his servant and invade England with him. "Became" seems to mean more than that to me. So this sentence just made me wonder whether Uskglass and Dundale did not grow up together. Maybe they grew up in separate courts. When Uskglass became the king, they met and for some reasons, Thomas became Uskglass's first human servant. It would be an interesting story to hear.
Yeah, I am totally analyzing a small, possibly insignificant word because that is how obsessive I am. Despite all of these, I headcanon both because why should you headcanon one when you can headcanon two contrasting theories?
But also, at the same time, I wonder whether Dundale and Uskglass did not grow up in the same brugh at all. It is possible. I don't think that there are any footnotes that explicitly state they were in the same brugh together. It just said that Dundale was Uskglass's first human servant and that he was taken away into Faerie for 14 years. In The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories, Jane Tobias told the children about "Thomas of Dundale's captivity in the Other Lands and how he became the first human servant of the Raven King." (Jane Tobias probably told history instead of fairy tales like Cassandra). It is just that whenever I see this sentence, I cannot imagine that the story will be as simple as the Raven King asked Dundale, whom he met all the time in the brugh because they grew up together, about whether he would like to be his servant and invade England with him. "Became" seems to mean more than that to me. So this sentence just made me wonder whether Uskglass and Dundale did not grow up together. Maybe they grew up in separate courts. When Uskglass became the king, they met and for some reasons, Thomas became Uskglass's first human servant. It would be an interesting story to hear.
Yeah, I am totally analyzing a small, possibly insignificant word because that is how obsessive I am. Despite all of these, I headcanon both because why should you headcanon one when you can headcanon two contrasting theories?
