Alanna is especially sensitive to the presence of magic, and strong magic usually makes her sneeze. Disguised as a boy, Alanna begins her … They became friends and George later provided Alanna with a good horse of her own, Moonlight. The Great Mother had a hand in saving Jonathan of Conté from dying of the Sweating Sickness. While Daine was responsible for the trainees' horses along with Onua, Alanna accompanied the group back to her home. But while she searches for the one thing that can save her war-torn country, her nemesis returns from the dead and begins to wreak havoc. They went to the Roof of the World, where the Dominion Jewel was located. In the 460s HE, long after the battle, she sometimes still wept over him according to her daughter Aly. I’ll be a knight. He taught the pages History and Law of the Realm and Alanna soon preferred his classes to all other, because he had the ability to present history in an interesting way. Once she won her shield, she became a knight errant, and Coram accompanied her on her travels. She tells George the truth about her gender. Insert non-formatted text here==Fictional character biography== In Alanna: The First Adventure, Alanna wants to become the first female knight in the realm of Tortall in over 100 years and her brother wants … When Keladry of Mindelan wants to enter page training, Alanna disputed on Keladry's behalf with Jon and the Training Master, Lord Wyldon of Cavall. In Lioness Rampant, George's appears when Alanna is getting off of the boat with her comrades after finding the Dominion Jewel. Roger of Conté/Thom of Trebond (17) Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau/Keladry of Mindelan (15) Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak/Buriram Tourakom (13) Yukimi noh Daiomoru/Nealan of Queenscove (10) Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau/Thayet jian Wilima (10) Domitan of Masbolle/Keladry of Mindelan (9) Include Additional Tags Alternate Universe - Modern Setting (52) Alternate Universe (46) Alternate … He thought of her with a father's interest and was fiercely protective of her, especially from potential lovers like George Cooper and Liam Ironarm. She also learned from the healers at Fort Drell when she was a squire and from the Bazhir as a knight. In the ruins of Castle Olau, Alanna finds her sword Lightning. Although he kisses her upon first seeing her, she notes sadly later that he seems to be distant and to want nothing more than friendship. In addition to filling her gaps in this area Alanna also had to learn how to dance, play a lap-harp and speak and read two other languages other than the one she was raised with.[7]. Disguised as a boy, Alanna begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. The first part of the series follows Alanna's growth as a page in the royal court. Alanna convinced Daine that Daine should let the animals fight because they would be protecting their home as well. Lady Marinie died while birthing the twins, even though Marinie and her newborn children had the magical Gift. She was always successful, as Lord Alan never did marry again. Now she’s going by the name Alan and pretending to be a boy. That’s it.” He also accepted her immediately upon learning that she was a girl, and went to retrieve her from Port Udayapur. As a page Alanna also had to serve at the evening meals. After saving Prince Jonathan from the sickness, Alanna accepted her Gift as part of herself and was less opposed to using it. On her first visit to the city of Corus, three months after her arrival in the capital,[7] she met George Cooper, the King of the Thieves. These were skills many nobleman's sons first coming to the palace didn't have, according to Gary. When Alanna first came to the palace for page training, Alex was a member of Prince Jon's inner circle and had the prince's trust. She was infamous for her quick temper and her sharp tongue that was said to be as fiery as her hair. She was enlisted by the gods, namely the Great Mother Goddess, in order to stop Duke Roger and his associates. Disguised as a boy, Alanna begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. Shortly after that she was taken prisoner by soldiers from Tusaine. This started a very close friendship between Alanna and Daine. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Alanna promised Daine her help if she ever needed it. In the following year Alanna and Jonathan became lovers while she still fought off the George Cooper's attentions. Of course, as they now lived in separate countries, serving different rulers and interests, they would not be able to share their work with each other. In spring that year her father died, making her brother Thom the Lord of Trebond. In Provost's Dog, she is mentioned on the front cover flap of Terrier and in the Epilogue of Mastiff, in George's diary entry. Because of the rearing lioness that was put on her shield, she was known as Alanna the Lioness, or just simply The Lioness. Alanna was in the area with some men of the King's Own when Onua called for help with the hurt Numair, who was in caught in his hawk-shape and couldn't change back on his own. She was adopted in the Bazhir ceremony. Roger of Conté was Jonathan's cousin. Alanna was immediately suspicious of him. Around that time Alanna was sent on an errand for Sir Myles, collecting a three-hundred-year-old document for him. He was one of the last to catch the sickness and the healers were already drained from all the other patients. [13], Alanna had a fiery personality. Alanna rocks! She even considered quitting, but Coram managed to talk her out of it and Alanna soon developed a routine and became comfortable with palace life. Upon return: Sir Alanna of Trebond and Olau, Upon marriage: Sir Alanna of Olau, Baroness of. After this, Jonathan chooses Alanna to be his squire when he is knighted that year. Thus in early 431 HE Alanna and Jon started to help each other with their classroom work in the evenings, Alanna tutoring Jon in history and Jon helping Alanna with maths.[9]. Maude helped Alanna disguise herself as Thom, and warned her that she should also learn to use her magic to heal, as taking lives was a burden for the soul. Join Facebook to connect with Alanna Of Trebond and others you may know. Alanna proved to be quite adept at Coram's lessons, more so than her brother, but was hesitant at using the full potential of her magic, fearing the gift. From Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Award. She learned that Roger of Conté had returned from the dead because of her own brother. Ishak died when he attempted to control the crystal sword that Alanna took from Akhnan ibn Nazzir. Patienceisoverrated Oct 13, 2005. King Jon also did not want the conservative faction of nobles saying that he did not honor Lord Wyldon by at least listening to him in part. Thus they fought and Alanna defeated Roger by killing him. Her daughter Alianne even ran away from home because she didn't want to become her mother's newest "project". polycon Mar 8, 2006. Alanna and Raoul were good friends since Alanna's arrival at the palace for page training. “Tomorrow you leave for the convent, and I go to the palace. Transcript of interview with Alanna Trebond, LW Bloody Hawks. Alanna was present at the incident at Dunlath valley and later was part of the peace delegation that went to Carthak. She succeeds, but only through evoking the Great Mother Goddess and fetching Jonathan from the place in between Life and Death. Alanna of Trebond and her twin brother Thom may be twins, but are very different; Alanna is a tomboy who dreams of being a knight, and Thom wishes to become a sorcerer. He realised en route and was furious at first, but Alanna threatened to make him see things with magic and pointed out that she was by far the more capable twin and more likely to be a credit to him. Because of her duties as King's Champion and a knight of the realm, Alanna was forced to leave home quite a bit. George kept news of Aly's abduction secret from his wife after she had returned to the border to fight more Scanrans. By 462 HE fine lines frame her eyes and mouth. She has three children with him: Thom of Pirate's Swoop, who was named after her brother, Alan of Pirate's Swoop, a tribute both to her father and her old days as Page/Squire Alan, and Alianne of Pirate's Swoop. Alanna had learned a rich vocabulary of curse words from soldiers and thieves, which only added to her tongue. That’s it.” In dire straits, Alanna still prays to the Great Mother for guidance and help, as she did when her only daughter, Alianne Crow, went missing. He failed at giving them the impression that they were loved, and they were primarily raised by Coram Smythesson, a former soldier and family servant, and Maude Tanner, the village healer. Prince Jonathan of Conté became one of Alanna's closest friends when they were both still pages, and eventually asked her to be his personal squire. She won, not killing her opponent as is the custom, but only wounding him. Her gift was mainly for healing, as such it was quite powerful. On her journey home she met a strange woman, who was actually the Great Mother Goddess, her patroness. August: Alanna’s first kiss (from George). Her gifts to Kel were: Bruise balm, exercise balls, saddles and tack for Peachblossom and later Hoshi, weapons, and more. Thom of Trebond. [7] Alanna was also assigned to wait on Sir Myles during evening meals, where she encounters him as the court drunkard—which was his epithet at court. Alanna's twin brother Thom looks just like her, with red hair and purple eyes. On their first encounter she estimated his age to nearly fourteen. Title: Alanna: The First Adventure Author: Tamora Pierce Series: Song of the Lioness #1 Publisher: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 1983 Pages: 249 Format/Source: Paperback/Gifted from a friend Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Fantasy From now on I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. The first days in the palace - with a whole new schedule and hard work Alanna was unaccustomed to - proved difficult for her. Thom of Trebond - Alanna's twin brother, who detests fighting and prefers magic; he goes to the City of the Gods to learn how to be a powerful mage. Along with Gary and Numair Alanna was also part of Jonathan's private council.[15]. Better that you die and become a legend. Growing up, Coram and Maude were her surrogate parents, as her father's distance left her and Thom to be raised by trusted familial servants. When Alanna pointed out that perhaps Roger had not expected him to come back alive, Jonathan refused to listen. In the Scanran War Alanna was also involved in the fighting. [8], Due to her father's strictness regarding book learning Alanna also already knew how to read and write and could do basic mathematics when she arrived at the royal palace. [5] She couldn't only use it to heal others, but could also heal or at least accelerate healing of her own wounds. When there was nothing for her to do she found herself work, no matter if that included helping smiths and healers alike when she was wounded during the Tusaine War and therefore unable to do anything else or if she later found herself a "project" while being at Pirate's Swoop. ", At her early time at the royal palace Alanna could still be quite quiet listening to conversations and keeping her thoughts to herself, especially when it came to Roger of Conté[7]. On her return, Jon convinced Alanna to become his King's Champion, much to her chagrin. As children, Thom and Alanna were likely often out in the woods around Trebond, probably hiking or hunting with Coram. Like “He's got courage," Alex said. Alanna of Trebond Gender Trouble. However Alanna had never been far away from her home, certainly never in any big city. He later hunted her in nightmares and she was shocked to get to know that her twin Thom had brought the duke back from the dead. This group included Alexander of Tirragen, Raoul of Goldenlake, Francis of Nond and the Crown Prince, Jonathan of Conté. When Prince Jonathan falls ill, Alanna, recognizing herself as the only undrained healer in the city, tries to heal him. She saw then that her daughter had found work she truly loved, as well as a husband. After her return she was grateful to Daine for looking after her family and offered her a home. After her time spent as shaman of the Bloody Hawk Bazhir tribe Alanna went to find George after she rejected Jonathan of Conté's marriage proposal. Alanna helped in more subtle ways by becoming Kel's mysterious benefactor, someone not even Kel knew the identity of until much later, and after the girl had completed her training and became a Knight of Tortall. Ironarm began teaching Alanna Shang fighting techniques, and the two started a romantic relationship. Thom was born in 419 HE as the only son of Marinie and Alan of Trebond. And so young Alanna of Trebond begins … [19], Tamora Pierce based Alanna on her younger sister Kimberley[20], a paramedic, but as opposed to Alanna, Kimberley is blond.[21]. Raoul offered to beat up Alanna's bully, Ralon of Malven, several times, but was refused on each count. This created tension between her and Aly, and regret in Alanna. When Yolane of Dunlath's and Tristan Staghorn's treacherous plans had gotten to the King, Alanna went up to Dunlath with Raoul of Goldenlake and the King's Own in order to aid Daine and Numair in taking down the traitors. Alanna befriends the heir to the throne and the charming King of Thieves, copes with the magical power she possesses and her mistrust of it, faces the palace bully, struggles with her suspicions of the prince's cousin Duke Roger, and finally travels to the southern desert, where the Bazhir tribesmen guard a Black City that has invaded her dreams. The first time she had spoken of her suspicions Jonathan didn't want to hear about them. Her heraldic insignia is a lioness rampant, earning her the nickname "Lioness". Reply. He showed his worth to her in a variety of ways; in sensing dark magic, Roger's evilness, warning her of danger, knowing when she exceeded her limits, and suchlike. Liam joined Coram, Alanna, and Faithful on their trip to retrieve the Jewel, as Sarain was in shambles due to a brutal civil war. Alanna and Aly officially reconciled their differences. Oct 19, 2014 - Alanna of Trebond from the Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce She wasn't as adept at scrying. She doesn't regret her choice as a knight, though, as she knows it was the best way for her to give back to and serve her king and country. Alanna has fiery red hair in the color of copper and bright violet, amethyst colored eyes, the same as the color of her magical Gift. I: So, what did I do to rate a sit-down interview? There she was stationed at Frasrlund, a fortified town on the Scanran and Tortallan border. Alanna didn't have much of a relationship with either of her parents. Although both Coram and Gary were suspicious of George, Alanna instantly liked him and befriended him. Because Aly was connected to the very power structure of Tortall, no one could search or look for her outright, for fear of alerting enemies to the fact that Aly, the King's Champion's daughter and the godsdaughter of the King and Queen of Tortall, was missing. The manservant taught her about survival in the snow, which came in useful in later life. Ralon was already one of the older pages when Alanna arrived at the palace and entered into page training. Myles also invites her to his estates. Follow. Thom had to be yelled at before he went hunting and Alanna had to be tricked and begged to do some sorcery, because they both wanted the opposite. In Alanna Trebond's world, boys rule and girls drool—or at least, their life options do. When she was wounded in a battle the healers banned her from taking part in further fighting. As children, Thom and Alanna were so much alike in face and body shape as to be mistaken for each other, if dressed alike. Early life. She rode with her childhood friend, Queen Thayet to Pirate's Swoop, where the queen's children, and Alanna's children and husband, were waiting. Although Duke Roger was made the page's teacher in magic Alanna also studied it in the library by herself to a certain degree. Recent Entries; Friends; Profile; Archive; Tags; Categories; Memories; November 8th, 2010, 05:09 pm; Pirate's Swoop. May: Alanna and Thom turn fifteen . Alanna appears in all of the Tortall series, not just her own, at least once. He picked on Alanna and she had quite a few talks with the Training Master, Duke Gareth of Naxen, because of the fights they got in. He had a twin sister, Alanna. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom. Their mother died giving birth to the twins. Coram helped her while at the palace in her years as a page. The first meeting between Daine and Alanna didn't go all too well considering Alanna was short-tempered and brusque. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. Thom and Alanna of Trebond were twins, both with red hair and purple eyes. [5] She was still hesitant to use her Gift as a page until the Sweating Sickness struck Corus and she realized that she could help the sick by using her magic. Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau, born in 419 HE as Alanna of Trebond (pronounced a-LAH-nah of tray-BOND / oh-LAU), was the only daughter of the late Alan of Trebond and the late Marinie of Tasride. The prince looked up to him. He didn't even notice when his children traded places with each other, even though Duke Gareth wrote about "Page Alan" and his progress, as opposed to "Page Thom". Alanna of Trebond, along with her twin brother Thom, was born in 419 HE as the only daughter of Lady Marinie and Alan of Trebond. When the squires and Alanna accompanied Lord Martin to the city of Persopolis in the Great Southern Desert, Roger bewitched Jonathan to go to the Black City of the Ysandir and Alanna felt obliged to go with him and protect him. He tried to kill her subtly by putting salt on part of the ice she was skating on, and another time outright in two duels. Furthermore Liam is afraid of the Gift and Alanna can't help herself but use hers as it is a part of her. Jon and Alanna become lovers around her seventeenth birthday, and he even asked her to marry him. On the Coronation Day Battle Alanna lost both her brother Thom and her companion Faithful. Despite this, he chooses her as his squire when he becomes a knight. I'll be a knight. He showed her around and introduced her to his group of friends, who subsequently also became Alanna's friends. Through Alianne, or Aly, she has three grandchildren: Ochobai, Ulasu, and Junim Crow. Did a little music video for my Tortall OTP! This left her with a fear of ice skating for her entire childhood. It was a feeling she missed and was taking full advantage of, even if it was only a few hours of solitary riding after she had parted from the company she was with. He also forbade Alanna from contacting Keladry because people would think that the knight magicked the girl into earning her Shield and beating the Ordeal of Knighthood, as the more conservative nobles already thought that Alanna had cheated because of her powerful magic and her affiliation with the Great Mother Goddess. Myles says nothing of it, however, and keeps her identity a secret until she chooses to reveal it herself. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom. She became a hero and a legend by stopping Duke Roger, finding and retrieving the Dominion Jewel, and becoming the first woman knight in a century. Raoul was impressed when Alanna took care of Ralon herself. Alanna in armour with Faithful at her side. There they find the Ysandir, beings who will not age or starve as mortals will, but that can be killed. As a squire she once accepted a skating match proposed by Alexander of Tirragen and experienced the same, which probably lead to a even greater fear, although this was never confirmed[6]. Later, she used a wide edge sword in order to scry, as she must have gotten the hang of it later in life. Alanna Trebond Just a little out of place. in the royal palace of Tortall. After he was killed by Josiane Rittevon during the Coronation Day Battle, Alanna was heartbroken. When Alanna woke one morning to find blood on her sheets, she rode down into the city to find George, since he would know a woman healer. The Alanna books are my favorite series ever! Tamora Pierce Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. Jon turns nineteen. Summer/Autumn: July: Tusaine embassy arrives. One night, when Alanna was on watch duty, she had a peculiar conversation with Duke Roger. Alanna had a strong magical gift in the purple color of the Trebond line. Set at a time and place where girls are forbidden from becoming knights, the novel details the beginning of Alanna of Trebond's training as a knight as she hides her real gender from teachers and fellow pages. published in multiple languages including English, consists of 274 pages and is available in Mass Market Paperback format … Jonathan and other friends defied King Roald's orders and crossed the Drell River in order to come to her rescue. She would say, Don't think about being brave or working … He also helped her with her extra work whenever she could "bring herself to ask" him. He reluctantly agreed. She did so when her right arm was broken in a fight with Ralon shortly after her arrival at the palace.[8]. This angered Alanna, and she refused to visit the Royal Palace and even speak to Jonathan because she was so angry. Thom and Alanna of Trebond were twins, both with red hair and purple eyes. After the … Veralidaine Sarrasri and the Immortals War. “Tomorrow you leave for the convent, and I go to the palace. Together they faced their first spidren and killed it. Original Atheneum U.S. hardcover of the book featuring the title character. Her determination to achieve what she desired most was always unwavering. A knight at last, Alanna of Trebond heads out to seek adventure in the desert of Tortall. Aly was later abducted by Copper Isles slavers when she was sailing to Port Legann in order to visit Lord Imrah and his lady. The ice broke and her skates and wet clothes pulled the girl down, nearly drowning her. Lady Marinie died while birthing the twins, even though Marinie and her newborn children had the magical Gift. As Maude observes, "The only person in the world Thom loved, beside himself, was Alanna" (1.24). The book has been awarded with Preis der Leseratten des ZDF, NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature Nominee (2013) and many others. Nahom Jendrai was a friend of both Alanna's biological father, Lord Alan, as well as her adoptive father, Sir Myles. The war kept her in the north for more than a year, even over winter. The cat was quite extraordinary as he had purple eyes - the same color as Alanna's, and if he wished humans could understand his speech. Alanna always possessed a tenacity for whatever she set her mind. In 456 HE, she asked Raoul to take Keladry of Mindelan on as his squire, as she would be unable to do so. Alanna met Liam Ironarm, the Shang Dragon, while staying at the Wandering Bard, an inn in Berat[12]. Jonathan and Alanna begin to fight, but things began to go awry when one of the Ysandir magically removes Alanna's clothes to reveal her true sex. Alanna didn't find herself riding alone much anymore. He is also one of very few who knew of her true identity before her ordeal of knighthood. Originally published in 1983, it is the first in a series of four books, The Song of the Lioness. When they were forced to leave Carthak again under false accusations against Daine and had to leave her behind, Alanna was furious that she couldn't do anything to help her, because she knew the accusations to be false. When they asked for Maude's help, the healer said she couldn't decide on this scheme herself and asked the gods by scrying in the fire. It is said that Alanna was the only person who Thom loved. There, she and her friend Prince Jonathan defeat the much-feared Ysandir, a race of demons that has kept the Black City captive for generations. Alanna had already asked her childhood friend Raoul of Goldenlake of the King's Own to look after Kel, because he was so respected. During one of her brief visits to Pirate's Swoop, Alanna nagged Aly to find something to do with her life. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. Jonathan said that yes, he had, but only so that Jonathan could rid Tortall of a great evil. W ithout Tamora Pierce’s Alanna of Trebond paving the way, we might never have gotten to read about such beloved young heroines as George R.R. She became the first female King's Champion in known history, and was a fully realized and able warrior as well as a fully realized and able mage. Many rebels were hunting Princess Thayet as she was the only child of Adigun jin Wilima, the warlord of Sarain. But that's about it for similarities. Although at first it must have been difficult for Eleni to see her son in love with Alanna while she had a romantic relationship with another man, she never wavered from accepting Alanna. Alanna also liked his humorous ways.[7]. They’ll throw her out of the palace if they realize she’s a girl. Alanna, along with many other delegates, took part in the Tortallan envoy to welcome and recognize Dovasary Balitang to be Queen of the Copper Isles. She sets out on an impossible quest to find the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem that, in the right hands, has limitless power for good. Alanna "had a feeling for the fighting arts", being already an adept archer at the age of ten. In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. Alanna was happy to learn that her friend was doing something he loves with the King's Own. Alanna duels with Dain of Melor and wins. Staghorn was working on behalf of the Emperor Mage and was turned into a tree with a word of power from Numair. There was a bit of friction between Alanna and her daughter when Aly became a teenager, as Alanna wanted her to figure out her life with honest work. At the palace, "Alan" trains as a page, meeting many friends, such as Raoul of Goldenlake, Gareth the Younger of Naxen, Francis of Nond, Alexander of Tirragen, and Prince Jonathan of Conté. This disease is different than all other known diseases in that it drains healers of their powers to heal, and even kills them. Alanna meets the Goddess and finds Faithful. In face and body shape, dressed alike, they would have looked alike. Alanna didn't like to eat much in the mornings, preferring light food like fruits for breakfast.[7]. tortallknights. They are back to showcase Alanna of Trebond from Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness Quartet. Between Lioness Rampant and Wild Magic Alanna and George are married and Alanna gives birth to four children: Thom, named after her deceased twin brother; the twins, Alan and Alianne, better known as Aly; and an unnamed daughter born in 467 HE, when Alanna was forty-eight years old.[17]. Thus she had to use her left hand during her first real fighting lessons. Soon a friendship develops and Alanna not only helps Myles get to his rooms when he drank too much but also plays chess with him. Alanna, who herself possessed the healing gift, argued with herself about whether she should go to the healers and offer them her help. The Queen of the Gods became Alanna's patron goddess since she was a page, although it is believed that the Goddess had always been with her, knowing how she would affect the world. Her mother died of childbirth, so she never knew her; and her father became incredibly distant after the death of his wife, since he blamed his children and their magic for not saving Marinie. Alanna was to look for a friend of Seif's in the north. Kara and Kourrem eventually finished their education and became shamans of the tribe. After the loss of his wife, Alan lived a secluded life and occupied himself with his scholarly work as opposed to kindling relationships with his two children. After their arrival at the Roof of the World, Alanna had to fight her way through a snow storm and to battle an immortal called Chitral before finally gaining the Dominion Jewel. Maude actually moved to Pirate's Swoop to help George and Alanna raise any children they might have. She knew that Alanna wasn't a boy, as she still pretended to be, but a girl. Some time later, the king's nephew, Roger of Conté, arrived. Instead, she decided to stand up against him on her own and asked George to teach her some tricks in fighting which the pages weren't taught at the palace. He died when he tried to kill Alanna and used up his life-force to power his Gift. In the beginning of 434 HERebar Color Coding Philippines, Ted Potter Jr Caddy, Paul Putner Curious Orange, Homes England Land Assembly Fund, Afirm Rsl 2021, Joe Mantegna Ethnicity, Arctic Bath Suite,