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3 unusual facts about Wheel of Time


Wheel of time

The Wheel of time or wheel of history (Kalachakra) is a concept found in several religious traditions and philosophies, notably religions of Indian origin such as Hinduism and Buddhism, which regard time as cyclical and consisting of repeating ages.

Peter Lynds has put forward a cosmology model in which time is cyclic and the universe repeats exactly an infinite number of times.

In an interview included with the audio book editions of his novels, author Robert Jordan has stated that his bestselling fantasy series The Wheel of Time borrows the titular concept from Hindu mythology.


Elaida a'Roihan

Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan is an antagonist in the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan.

Obsidian Entertainment

On February 11, 2010, Red Eagle Games and Obsidian announced that they would co-develop game(s) based on the Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels by author Robert Jordan.

Rudra no Hihō

The plot incorporates flavours from Indian religions, centrally the concept of the wheel of time - every 4000 years the world is destroyed and recreated by a Rudra - the name taken from an aspect of the Hindu god of destruction, Shiva.


see also

A Soundtrack for the Wheel of Time

A Soundtrack for the Wheel of Time is a music album inspired by Robert Jordan's bestselling fantasy book series The Wheel of Time.

Padan

Padan Fain, one of the primary antagonists of The Wheel of Time fantasy series

Robert Berry

In 1999, Berry produced and performed on The Wheel of Time, an album billed as a soundtrack to the Robert Jordan fantasy series The Wheel of Time.

Windfinder

Atha'an Miere, a fictional group of people in Robert Jordan's series of fantasy novels The Wheel of Time