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3 unusual facts about The Guns of Avalon


The Guns of Avalon

The poem about Avalon that Corwin quotes to Ganelon alludes to both Psalm 137 ("By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion") as well as to a classic nursery rhyme ("How many miles to Babylon? Threescore miles and ten").

After assisting in the battle and dispatching the threat, he confronts Eric, who has been wounded during the battle.

Before he dies, Eric passes the Jewel of Judgement to Corwin and pronounces his death curse on the enemies of Amber.



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