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| − | '''Tor Zirael''', the ''Tower of the Swallow'' or ''Tor Zireael'' in [[Elder Speech]], is a place about which few people except the [[Aen Elle]] are aware. It is a tower containing many magic portals through which one can travel to many different worlds. It is considered a legend by all but a handful of people; those who have actually seen it. These people include [[Ciri]], [[Vysogota of Corvo|Vysogota]], [[Vilgefortz]], [[Geoffrey Monck]] and [[Buyvid Backhuysen]]. It lies on the north shore of [[Tarn Mira]], a trefoil-shaped lake, one of the many in the [[Centloch]] region. |
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| + | {{Infobox Location |
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| + | |Image = Tor Zireael by Jana Komárková.jpg |
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| + | |Aka = Tower of the Swallow |
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| + | |Type = Tower |
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| + | |Country = [[Metinna]] |
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| + | |Region = [[Mil Tracta]] |
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| + | |Location = North shore of [[Tarn Mira]] |
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| + | |Appears_books = {{ToC}} |
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| + | {{TTotS}}<br> |
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| + | ''[[The World of the Witcher]]'' |
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| + | }} |
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| + | '''Tower of the Swallow''' ([[Elder Speech]]: '''Tor Zireael'''), is a tower on the north shore of [[Tarn Mira]], a clover-shaped lake, in the [[Mil Tracta]] region. It was originally believed to be paired with [[Tor Lara]] on [[Thanedd Island|Thanedd]]. However, the portals became unstable and people eventually forgot where Tor Zireael was located. To add to the confusion, the tower's magical nature made it "lost" to the ages as many just see ruins where it sits and rarely does it reveal itself through the fog before disappearing just as quickly. As such, even notable scholars believe the tower is now just a myth. |
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| + | In reality, it still exists but only shows itself to certain people and contains many magic portals through which one can travel to many different worlds. It's further believed that only chosen ones could command the tower to open a portal within, giving it the moniker "Gate of Worlds" and "Threshold of Time".<ref name="ttots">{{TTotS}}</ref> |
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| − | [[Ciri]] enters the [[elf|elven]] world ruled by [[Auberon Muircetach]], king of the [[Aen Elle]] through a portal located there. |
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| + | In late {{Year|canon = yes|year = 1267}}, [[Ciri]], believing she could use the portal within to take her back to Thanedd and far away from those hunting her, made haste for this tower, eventually entering, but instead of going back to the island she entered the [[elf|elven]] world of the [[Aen Elle]].<ref>{{TLotL}}</ref> |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | Tor Zireael on Italian cover.jpg|Italian edition cover |
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| + | Pl the tower of swallow new.jpg|Polish edition cover |
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| + | </gallery> |
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Revision as of 05:57, 7 June 2019
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This article is about the location in the saga. For the fourth volume in the saga, see The Tower of the Swallow. |
Tower of the Swallow (Elder Speech: Tor Zireael), is a tower on the north shore of Tarn Mira, a clover-shaped lake, in the Mil Tracta region. It was originally believed to be paired with Tor Lara on Thanedd. However, the portals became unstable and people eventually forgot where Tor Zireael was located. To add to the confusion, the tower's magical nature made it "lost" to the ages as many just see ruins where it sits and rarely does it reveal itself through the fog before disappearing just as quickly. As such, even notable scholars believe the tower is now just a myth.
In reality, it still exists but only shows itself to certain people and contains many magic portals through which one can travel to many different worlds. It's further believed that only chosen ones could command the tower to open a portal within, giving it the moniker "Gate of Worlds" and "Threshold of Time".[1]
In late 1267, Ciri, believing she could use the portal within to take her back to Thanedd and far away from those hunting her, made haste for this tower, eventually entering, but instead of going back to the island she entered the elven world of the Aen Elle.[2]
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