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Hawkwing has been credited, after Rand Al'Thor , as the most strongly '' Ta'veren '' being in recorded history. It was said that those who stood in the same room as him would find themselves revealing truths they had never even thought of, and any game of chance played with him always went his way. Initially the King of Shandalle, Hawkwing opposed the False Dragon Guaire Amalasan , proving to be a master tactician and warrior who could move his armies at great speed, thus earning his title. Upon Amalasan's defeat, Hawkwing used the vast army he now commanded to carve out his great nation. He maintained peace and security throughout his empire and dealt out harsh justice for any who disobeyed him, and was thus beloved by his people, who would pay for and build an enormous stone statue of the High King in the centre of the site for his proposed capital city. Corrupted by Ishamael , Hawkwing led a war against the Aes Sedai , besieging Tar Valon for many years and sending armies across the Aryth Ocean to almost certain death. Eventually, the High King was taken by a terrible illness and refused healing, instead using his final breath to curse the Aes Sedai who could have saved his life. After his death, his sons and nephews and any aristocrat who could raise an army took part in what would be called the War of a Hundred Years, breaking the Hawkwing's kingdom into the collection of states it had been before his rule. His shattered statue was glimpsed in '' The Eye Of The World '', and he appears in '' The Great Hunt '' as a hero summoned by the Horn Of Valere . His name seems to be a reference Arthur Pendragon of British legend, although his skill as a general implies he is a manifestation of Subutai , the greatest general ever to have lived. |
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