Talk:Order of the Kennings

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Response: The Chapter 3 numbering is correct. Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, Plants, Animals, and then the Seventh.

Chapter 16 and 17 should be corrected to the Fourth Kenning—I'll be able to do that in the US edition.

Sorry for the confusion—thanks for pointing it out.

Query:

First, I wanted to say thank you for the Kenning series, and we are really looking forward to Curse of Krakens.

Second, I am sending this message as a request for information (RFI). Could we possibly get a definitive order for the Kennings (even if the answer is "the Countries don't agree on the order of the Kennings)? I tried to find the answer in a FAQ or Wiki, but could not find anything definitive.

The reason it is ambiguous is mostly due to Gondel Vedd's statements in Plague of Giants.

In Chapter 3, Saviic lists the order as Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, Plants, Animals; then Gondel in his note states "...the title of the book is Seven Kennings. Not six—seven! Same order as we count them...."

However, in Chapter 17, Gondel then says "...the most awe-inspiring work of the Second Kenning I’d ever seen or even heard of..." when referring to the actions of Culland at Gofyrd.

Though, if the order were different by country, the fact that Fintan and Maera (both Raelach) reference the Second Kenning as Wind and Water, respectively; Dervan and Culland each reference Water as the Fourth and Second kenning (respectively) is also a source of confusion.

Of course, the image with notes from the translation (Scholars Gondel Vedd and Elten Moff) in the appendix mirror's Saviic's list in PoG Ch 3.