The Wheel of Time · Character
Марингил
Also known as старый Марингил
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 10
The name of old Maringil arrives wrapped in rumor, as a servant cries out at the sight of what she believes to be his ghost. He feels less like a presence in the room than a troubling echo of Cairhien’s old, unsettled power.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 10
- Books
- 1
Maringil was an elderly Cairhienin lord who had already been killed in the struggle for power before the events described here. He never appears in person; instead, his name surfaces when Cera’s servant cries that she has seen his living dead man or ghost. The moment turns his memory into a source of fear and uncertainty, rather than a conventional account of his life.
Description
Maringil is identified as an elderly Cairhienin lord, but he does not appear directly and no specific visual features are described. A depiction may suggest an aged nobleman of Cairhienin station, though his face, hair, eyes, coloring, build, and dress remain unspecified. His visual reference should not treat the servant’s fearful report as evidence of a literal ghostly appearance.
Story so far
BOOK 10Перекрестки сумерек
Appearances
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