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Mikel of the Pure Heart is one of the Heroes of the Horn.

History[]

He is known as Mikel of the Pure Heart. He is also known as Michael.

Activities[]

He is summoned at Falme when Matrim Cauthon blows the Horn of Valere.[1] Mat later remembers seeing him when he is talking with Birgitte Silverbow.[2]

Parallels[]

ArcangelMichael

The Archangel Michael smiting the Devil (1600 - 1650).

Mikel, or Michael, is a reference to the Archangel Michael, also known as St. Michael. According to Revelation 12:7–12, the Archangel Michael (“He who is like God”) leads God’s angels in battle against the “old serpent” Satan during the apocalyptic war in heaven. The patron saint of many warriors in arms, in Christian iconography he is often depicted carrying a sword and trampling on the Devil.[3] As for Michael's sobriquet, it is a reference to Jesus' sermon on the mount where he says "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”.[4]

Notes

  1. The Great Hunt, Chapter 47
  2. A Crown of Swords, Chapter 21
  3. Origins of the Wheel of Time, Mikel of the Pure Heart.
  4. The Bible (Matt. 5:8).
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