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The Worm Ouroboros
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A High Fantasy novel written by Eric Rücker Eddison in 1922, predating The Lord of the Rings by more than 30 years, The Worm Ouroboros presents a sort of transitional text between classic high romance and modern fantasy. The novel focuses on a long war between Witchland (under King Gorice) and Demonland (led by Lord Juss and his brothers) in a fictional version of the planet Mercury, inspired primarily by Norse sagas and Classical Mythology. A notable similarity to LOTR is that both novels feature a heroic quest (Juss and Brandoch Daha's quest to rescue Goldry Bluszco) against the backdrop of a protracted war.Despite drawing on similar sources as J. R. R. Tolkien's masterwork, Eddison's world contrasts strongly in tone and morality: it is a world of Chivalric Romance and proud warriorsnote with the notable exception of the scholarly Lord Gro who believe the best way to die is on the field of battle. War Is Glorious and without a constant struggle against a worthy foe the lives of heroes would become meaningless. Another difference between LOTR and The Worm Ouroboros is that Eddison's world is made largely ad hoc by mixing elements of various Mythologies (primarily Norse and ancient Greek, but also some Arabic and Arthurian) and assigning names almost randomly. This was the main complaint Tolkien had about the novel, but he praised it overall nevertheless, particularly its originality. As the man said: "The greatest and most convincing writer of invented worlds that I have read." Finally, although both LOTR and The Worm Ouroboros contain a number of poems, Tolkien's poems are his own creations, while Eddison's novel incorporated actual early modern poems (all properly credited).Note that the names "Demons", "Witches", "Imps", "Pixies" etc. do not have their traditional meaning. Rather, they are more like nations, and are able to interbreed. Basically, they're all either humans or Rubber-Forehead Aliens. This fact, together with some of the character's names, stem from the author's childhood. As an adult, he actually revived the heroes of his childhood stories and wrote an entire novel about them, and it seems he simply didn't have the heart to change their names, even if they sounded childish.The Worm Ouroboros is in the public domain. You can find the text online at Sacred Texts or Wikisource. Or listen to the audiobook. | |
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Villain: Exit, Stage Left | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_105f4bd9 | comment |
Villain: Exit, Stage Left: Sriva, in stark contrast to Prezmyra, is last seen begging for mercy from Goldry Bluszco. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_118bba4 | comment |
Non-Indicative Title: The eponymous Worm Ouroboros is not actually an entity in the book. It is, however, a important thematic motif associated with King Gorice and the ending. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_1206dd74 | type |
Victory Is Boring | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1206dd74 | comment |
Victory Is Boring: The protagonists win, but find nothing else interesting for them to do after their victory. They wish for the conflict to happen all over again, causing the entire thing to start over again. This is the purpose of the title, as the Ouroboros is a symbol of a snake or dragon eating its own tail, symbolizing cyclicality. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_1235f055 | type |
Dirty Coward | |
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Dirty Coward: Corsus betrays and poisons the other lords of Witchland, hoping to save his own skin when the Demons storm the citadel they're hiding in. | |
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ConflictingLoyalties | |
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Conflicting Loyalties: Prince La Fireez has to choose between his vassal duties to King Gorice and his debt of honor to the Demons, who once saved his life. | |
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My Friends... and Zoidberg | |
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My Friends... and Zoidberg: Played With when Juss swears the Witchland ambassador will not be harmed, and that his oath "hath never been forsworn, to Witch or other barbarian." | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_13d7a65e | type |
The Artifact | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_13d7a65e | comment |
The Artifact: Apparently, the rather jarring names of the nations and the sometimes inconsistent and childish names of characters derive from the fact that Eddison's earliest drafts of the tale date to his early teens. He seemingly didn't have the heart to change them. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_1439161f | type |
Heroic BSoD | |
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Heroic BSoD: Juss after the attempt to climb Zora. He's out of action for nearly a year. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_1495d0e6 | type |
Non Sequitur | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1495d0e6 | comment |
Non Sequitur: Corund's phrase "The devil damn me black as buttermilk" in chapter XI.note The reason being that it's a garbled echo of the line said by Macbeth that goes "The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!" (Act V, Scene iii). | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_17a606bd | type |
Master Swordsman | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_17a606bd | comment |
Master Swordsman: Lord Brandoch Daha, who at age nineteen defeated Gorice X, then the greatest swordsman in the world. | |
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Full-Frontal Assault | |
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Full-Frontal Assault: King Gorice XI and Lord Goldry Bluszco engage in their "wrastling" match while completely buck naked. | |
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Enemies Equals Greatness | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_192c6284 | comment |
Enemies Equals Greatness: The Demonland lords end up mourning their former enemies, acknowledging that with their triumph, they have nothing left to truly test themselves or prove their worth, and are left with either becoming farmers and shepherds, or hunting animals well beneath their skill. Hence why the gods grant their wish to resurrect their fallen foes and fight again. | |
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Scarpia Ultimatum | |
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Scarpia Ultimatum: Corinius suggests to Mevrian marrying him would be in the interest of her conquered people. She doesn't buy it. | |
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The Brute | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1b5fa24a | comment |
The Brute: The Witchland nobles Corund and Corsus are strong, loud and like to fight, but aren't exactly known for their intelligence. However, they differ in that Corund is generally honorable, while Corsus isn't. | |
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The Cameo | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1b65dfad | comment |
The Cameo: The mysterious, nameless old man that warns Spitfire before the Battle of Thremnir's Heugh is identifiable as Odin for those versed in Norse Mythology and legend. | |
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The Exile | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1b8c7503 | comment |
The Exile: Lord Gro, banished from his native Goblinland for treason. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_1b8cef9c | type |
The High Queen | |
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The High Queen: Sophonisba. Prezmyra has the personality, and is crowned Queen of Impland later. | |
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Reluctant Warrior | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1bca196d | comment |
Reluctant Warrior: Lord Gro and the Red Foliot. They stick out because all the other characters are Proud Warrior Race Guys | |
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The Quest | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1c3423d6 | comment |
The Quest: The two expeditions into Impland to rescue Goldry Bluszco. | |
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Those Two Guys | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1c79ae8c | comment |
Those Two Guys: Intelligent, duplicitous Gro and badass Corund. Fritz Leiber credited them as one of the inspirations for Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_1d47dc06 | type |
Alternative Calendar | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1d47dc06 | comment |
Alternative Calendar: The timeline in the appendix uses Anno Carces Conditae dates, "in the year since the founding of Carcë". | |
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I Owe You My Life | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1e4a1e0e | comment |
I Owe You My Life: Prince La Fireez to the Lords of Demonland. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_1f39b662 | type |
Discard and Draw | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1f39b662 | comment |
Discard and Draw: King Gorice's reincarnations seem to work like this, as he comes back to life each time with somewhat different abilities. Specifically, Gorice X was a Master Swordsman, Gorice XI was the World's Strongest Man and Gorice XII is a powerful Evil Sorcerer. | |
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Would Not Shoot a Civilian | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_1f6ec528 | comment |
Would Not Shoot a Civilian: The Demons. This, together with the fact that they always keep their word, is the main reason they come across as the good guys. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_20860a0e | type |
Punch-Clock Villain | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_20860a0e | comment |
Punch-Clock Villain: Laxus, Admiral of Witchland. The Demons themselves acknowledge that he is an utterly decent guy, only he happens to serve the evil side. And he has an exemplary sense of duty. Corund's sons Heming and Cargo seem to be rather decent fellows, too. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_22071825 | type |
I'm a Humanitarian | |
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I'm a Humanitarian: The Ghouls are supposedly cannibals. | |
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Like Father, Like Son | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_2260cfe3 | comment |
Like Father, Like Son: Corund's sons are brave and honourable. Corsus's sons, though we see very little of them, seem to be cruel and scheming like their father. | |
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Pervert Dad | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_22e6c07e | comment |
Pervert Dad: Corsus comes across as this, especially when he sends his daughter to Go Seduce My Archnemesis. | |
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UglyGuysHotDaughter | |
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The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: Lady Sriva, the beautiful daughter of old, fat and ugly Duke Corsus. | |
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Only Sane Man | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_24321e44 | comment |
Only Sane Man: Lord Gro can come across as this, as the only major character who isn't a Blood Knight to some degree. Most notably, he tries to convince the Demons to eliminate the worst Witchland leaders (Gorice, Corsus and Corinius) using trickery and negotiate peace with the honourable ones like Corund and his sons. They flatly refuse, thinking this dishonourable. | |
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Hufflepuff House | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_27b83210 | comment |
Hufflepuff House: The Goblins (with the exception of Lord Gro). We are informed that Goblinland is a major power on par with Demonland, but in the struggle for world domination against Witchland, they are effectively just extras sticking to the coattails of the Demons. And whenever King Gaslark tries to do something grandiose and heroic — like ambushing Carcë or conquering Impland — it backfires spectacularly. | |
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I'll Pretend I Didn't Hear That | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_285b66d7 | comment |
I'll Pretend I Didn't Hear That: When Gro counsels that the Demons try treachery, Brandoch Daha responds with this. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_297ab1b9 | type |
Parental Abandonment | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_297ab1b9 | comment |
Parental Abandonment: Although the Lords of Demonland all are in their early thirties at most, they apparently have no living parents — nor is there a single word dropped on what happened to their parents or who they were. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_2b6662b | type |
Try to Fit That on a Business Card | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_2b6662b | comment |
Try to Fit That on a Business Card: The ambassador from Witchland says that he represents "Gorice XI, most glorious King of Witchland, Lord and great Duke of Buteny and Estremarine, Commander of Shulan, Thramnë, Mingos, and Permio, and High Warden of the Esamocian Marches, Great Duke of Trace, King Paramount of Beshtria and Nevria and Prince of Ar, Great Lord over the country of Ojedia, Maltraëny, and of Baltary and Toribia, and Lord of many other countries, most glorious and most great, whose power and glory is over all the world and whose name shall endure for all generations." The lords of Demonland, still stinging from Gorice's cowardly abandonment of them during the war against the Ghouls, are unimpressed. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_2bfb1856 | type |
Beard of Evil | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_2bfb1856 | comment |
Beard of Evil: King Gorice has a sinister-looking goatee. | |
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FantasticSlur | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_2cd8db8c | comment |
Fantastic Slur: The Witches repeatedly liken the Red Foliot to a lobster behind his back. | |
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Food Songs Are Funny | |
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Food Songs Are Funny: General Corund sings a "Roast Pork Song" which discourses about how pork is better than poultry and mutton. | |
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Arch-Enemy | |
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Arch-Enemy: Corinius and Brandoch Daha to each other. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_38f5ed1a | type |
Dragged Off to Hell | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_38f5ed1a | comment |
Dragged Off to Hell: Gorice, we must assume, after his last spell fails. Though the ending implies he'll come back. | |
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Face Death with Dignity | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_396e1c2a | comment |
Face Death with Dignity: ...a large number of characters, due to Villainous Valor. | |
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Handsome Lech | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_3a967286 | comment |
Handsome Lech: Corinius. He's handsome and strong but his behaviour towards women is appalling. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_3bb487aa | type |
King Bob the Nth | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_3bb487aa | comment |
King Bob the Nth: All the Kings of Witchland have been named Gorice, with the novel opening with the death of Gorice XI and ascension of Gorice XII. This is implied to be because all of them are actually the same Familial Body Snatcher. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_3ec27f76 | type |
Costume Porn | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_3ec27f76 | comment |
Costume Porn: The outfits of significant characters get extensive description, with special attention given to the gemstones, precious metals, fabrics, and any unusual characteristics. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_4108312 | type |
Inexplicable Cultural Ties | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_4108312 | comment |
Inexplicable Cultural Ties: The civilized nations of Mercury revere the Greek Pantheon. Also, in chapter V, King Gaslark wears a "kirtle of Tyrian purple". | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_41f45fa2 | type |
Inexplicably Awesome | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_41f45fa2 | comment |
Inexplicably Awesome: King Gorice is an immortal sorcerer who has lived for centuries by reincarnating in a new body whenever he's killed. The origins and mechanics of this reincarnation are never really explained; when Lord Juss questions Queen Sophonisbia about it, all she can say is that the gods must permit it for their own purposes and that's all we ever get. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_42224ac2 | type |
The Good Kingdom | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_42224ac2 | comment |
The Good Kingdom: Demonland, in contrast to Witchland. The Demons pride themselves on their freedom, and they all seem to serve their lords out of a sense of duty, while the Witches are shown to rule through fear and a rigid hierarchy. Furthermore, Demons treat their allies as equals, in contrast to the Witches, who treat them as vassals. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_434d893c | type |
Funny Foreigner | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_434d893c | comment |
Funny Foreigner: The Imp prince Mivarsh Faz. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_437820dc | type |
Villainous Crush | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_437820dc | comment |
Villainous Crush: Gro, Heming and Corinius fall for Mevrian. She's quite something! Unluckily for them all she's also vowed to Artemis. Recognizing the honorable character and intentions of Gro and Heming, Mevrian turns them down gently and with courtesy as opposed to her scornful rejection of the brutish Corinius. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_439e5a4f | type |
Epic Catalog | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_439e5a4f | comment |
Epic Catalog: In chapter XXXI, the armies and their commanders before the Battle of Carcë are listed. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_43a045de | type |
Dropped a Bridge on Him | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_43a045de | comment |
Dropped a Bridge on Him: The death of Lord Gro. For a major and probably the most complex character in the book, his abrupt death in the Battle of Carcë is treated very curtly and feels decidedly anticlimactic. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_446adf5f | type |
Summoning Ritual | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_446adf5f | comment |
Summoning Ritual: Gorice XII, assisted by Gro, summons a supernatural entity to wreck the Demon fleet. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_44cdd259 | type |
War Is Glorious | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_44cdd259 | comment |
War Is Glorious: The Demons love battle, so much that they wish their enemies back to life and start the whole cycle over again just to get someone to fight. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_45bc787c | type |
Mundane Wish | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_45bc787c | comment |
Mundane Wish: When the Lady of Ishnain Nemartra grants Brandoch a wish, he — instead of making use of her semi-divine powers — wishes to sleep with her. Then he leaves her. No wonder she curses him. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_45f5c0d | type |
Call a Pegasus a "Hippogriff" | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_45f5c0d | comment |
Call a Pegasus a "Hippogriff": The novel includes both Hippogriffs and "Mantichoras", and both may be somewhat different from what most modern readers would expect. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_4604fd4d | type |
Worthy Opponent | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_4604fd4d | comment |
Worthy Opponent: How the Demons see the Witches, particularly Lord Corund. He returns the favour, and refuses to use trickery against the Demons despite Lord Gro's urgings. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_4832a3bb | type |
Always Chaotic Evil | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_4832a3bb | comment |
Always Chaotic Evil: The Ghouls, according to the testimony of the civilized ("polite")note Where Witchland, Demonland, Goblinland and Pixieland are regarded as the major "polite" nations. Mercurians. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_49d59be9 | type |
Scenery Porn | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_49d59be9 | comment |
Scenery Porn: The story frequently stops in order to describe the supernaturally beautiful scenery, both indoors and outdoors. The description of the Demon Lords' throne room is the most outrageous example, but there are others. The novel contains its share of Costume Porn as well. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_49fb5ccb | type |
Combat Pragmatist | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_49fb5ccb | comment |
Combat Pragmatist: Gorice XI cheats in his wrestling match with Goldry Bluszco by ramming his fingers up his opponent's nose (it's nowhere near as funny as it might seem in context). Unfortunately for him, Bluszco is just flat-out a better wrestler and, being now sufficiently pissed off, he kills Gorice by slamming him headfirst into the ring. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_4b045a8a | type |
Villainous Valour | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_4b045a8a | comment |
Villainous Valour: Displayed by the Witches in many instances. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_4c8d7e0b | type |
Forgotten Framing Device | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_4c8d7e0b | comment |
Forgotten Framing Device: The novel begins with a man from Earth, Lessingham, who dreams his way to Mercury, where the bulk of the novel takes place. On Mercury, Lessingham can watch the locals but cannot be seen or interact with the environment. After observing a feast at the royal court of Demonland in chapter I, at the beginning of chapter II he finds himself transported to the Foliot Islands, where the wrestling match between Gorice and Goldry is about to take place, at which point he disappears from the narrative and is never mentioned again. The rest of the book is entirely about the adventures and intrigues of the nobles of Mercury.note Lessingham is, however, the hero of Eddison's later Zimiamvia trilogy, in which there are brief nods back to his experiences in this book | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_4e11940e | type |
Mythical Motifs | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_4e11940e | comment |
Mythical Motifs: The symbol of Demonland is a Hippogriff. Ouroboros, among other things, is a symbol of King Gorice because he can reincarnate after death. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_500ecfb7 | type |
The Big Guy | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_500ecfb7 | comment |
The Big Guy: Goldry Blusczo. While all the Lords of Demonland are supreme warriors, Goldry is the tallest and strongest. Corund is this to the Witches. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_50ed1af4 | type |
Our Demons Are Different | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_50ed1af4 | comment |
Our Demons Are Different: To the point where they have nothing to do with any conventional depiction of demons. There is one brief and early mention of them possessing horns (or, perhaps, their helmets possessing them), but at best, their love of war, if anything, vaguely recalls the Asuras of Hinduism and Buddhism. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_51300dbf | type |
Fat Bastard | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_51300dbf | comment |
Fat Bastard: Old and gluttonous Corsus. As it turns out, he still can be quite capable when needed. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_51300dbf | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_51c28ba3 | type |
Non-Action Big Bad | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_51c28ba3 | comment |
Non-Action Big Bad: Gorice XII (sits back, gives orders, casts one spell to set the main plot in motion). Contrast with his predecessors Gorice XI (killed in a Combat by Champion wrestling match) and Gorice X (considered the best swordsman in the world; killed in a swordfight). | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_51c28ba3 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_51ecf708 | type |
Self-Disposing Villain | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_51ecf708 | comment |
Self-Disposing Villain: Gorice XII falls victim to his own spell. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_51ecf708 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_51f65a3e | type |
Immortal Ruler | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_51f65a3e | comment |
Immortal Ruler: For unknown reasons, King Gorice of Witchland reincarnates upon death. In this way, he has ruled Witchland for at least three-hundred years in twelve incarnations. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_52b36340 | type |
What Measure Is a Mook? | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_52b36340 | comment |
What Measure Is a Mook?: Heavy case. Both Witches and Demons worry little about the countless mooks that have to die for their war, including those of their own side. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_5313c266 | type |
Bookends | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5313c266 | comment |
Book Ends: The main storyline begins and ends with an envoy from Witchland arriving to Demonland. In addition, there's an attack on Carcë near the beginning and another one near the end of the book. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_53f5119f | type |
The Dragon | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_53f5119f | comment |
The Dragon: Lord Corund takes the post over from Corsus, and the implication is that Corinius is next in line. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_556a4e20 | type |
The Empire | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_556a4e20 | comment |
The Empire: Witchland and its dependencies. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_55ec42d7 | type |
Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_55ec42d7 | comment |
Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: Masterfully averted. The book is written in perfect Jacobean English. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_56b8b4f1 | type |
Lean and Mean | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_56b8b4f1 | comment |
Lean and Mean: Gorice XII. He's described as tall and thin, but with strong muscles. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_57b80b45 | type |
Fantastic Racism | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_57b80b45 | comment |
Fantastic Racism: Because of their weaker physical build, Goblins are not regarded as worthy opponents on the battlefield by Witches and Pixies (and probably Demons too). Imps are regarded as primitive barbarians by the 'civilized' peoples of Mercury. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_57d43e40 | type |
Fantasy Counterpart Culture | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_57d43e40 | comment |
Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Demonland bears a strong resemblance to medieval Norway. The towns and castles have English names, though. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_57dda60c | type |
The Emperor | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_57dda60c | comment |
The Emperor: Despite not carrying the title, King Gorice embodies most aspects of this trope, including having lesser kings as vassals. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_58204b95 | type |
Magic Knight | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_58204b95 | comment |
Magic Knight: King Gorice XII is a master sorcerer, and, although we never see him in a fight, is also described as physically very strong and imposing. Lord Juss is primarily a fighter, but can also use some magic. It's noted that the Demons consider magic an unseemly weapon for a warrior, and Juss also seems more cautious about the potential side-effects of powerful spells, and thus chiefly uses his abilities to ward off hostile spellcasting from others rather than to wield directly himself. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_58204b95 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_58962105 | type |
White-and-Grey Morality | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_58962105 | comment |
White-and-Grey Morality: Bear in mind that the morality on this world is different from our own, being more in line with that of medieval Norse warriors. The Witches come across as worse because they're trying to subjugate all the smaller nations. King Gorice and Lord Corinius come across as thoroughly evil (and Lord Corsus is not far behind), but the same cannot be said of the other Witchland nobles. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_58962105 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5a963d1c | type |
False Reassurance | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5a963d1c | comment |
False Reassurance: Lady Sriva tells Corinius he will "find her chamber-door unlocked at midnight". And she keeps her promise. Only she isn't there. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_5a963d1c | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5ac34441 | type |
Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp" | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5ac34441 | comment |
Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": "Martlet" is a heraldic term for the real-life bird known as swift. "Flittermouse" is an archaic name for bat. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_5ac34441 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5c5ac0e2 | type |
Really 700 Years Old | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5c5ac0e2 | comment |
Really 700 Years Old: Queen Sophonisba, fosterling of the gods, forever seventeen years old. Actually around 230 years old at the time the events of the novel take place. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_5c91635a | type |
Bare-Handed Blade Block | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5c91635a | comment |
Barehanded Blade Block: At one point, Brandoch Daha catches a lance being thrust at him, unhorses the rider wielding it, and beheads him. Thus ends Corund's son Cargo. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_5c91635a | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5f168ae3 | type |
I Kiss Your Foot | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5f168ae3 | comment |
I Kiss Your Foot: The story kicks off with the ambassador of Witchland bringing a message from Gorice XII: namely, that his "servants" in Demonland have not paid homage to him recently, so he bids them to present themselves to him, swear allegiance, and "kiss [his] toe" to demonstrate that he is the overlord of Demonland. Some of the lords of Demonland would have killed the ambassador right there for this grievous insult, but Juss knew the whole thing was a declaration of war, but that Gorice hoped the Demons would start it. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_5f60b45a | type |
In Harm's Way | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_5f60b45a | comment |
In Harm's Way: The story ends with the triumph of the heroes and the defeat of their noble foes, after a long and ruinous war. The heroes are bored. So the gods bring back their foes that they might fight them. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_5f60b45a | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_60b21fa3 | type |
The Lancer | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_60b21fa3 | comment |
The Lancer: Brandoch to The Hero Juss. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_60e49895 | type |
The Leader | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_60e49895 | comment |
The Leader: Juss. Although he is never given a title, he is de facto leader/king of Demonland. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_6136e02f | type |
Brain Food | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6136e02f | comment |
Brain Food: Mantichoras supposedly subsist on human brains. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_6136e02f | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_617f0563 | type |
Heel–Face Turn | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_617f0563 | comment |
Heel–Face Turn: Lord Gro. He goes on to do a Face–Heel Turn near the end of the story. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_617f0563 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_61c683d2 | type |
We Have Reserves | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_61c683d2 | comment |
We Have Reserves: The Witches treat the subjugated Imps as cannon fodder. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_61c683d2 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_63be4131 | type |
Pretty Boy | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_63be4131 | comment |
Pretty Boy: Brandoch Daha, for want of a better word to describe him. As he's introduced (though like the rest of the lords he wears mustachios): | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_63be4131 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_65163c3a | type |
Evil Tower of Ominousness | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_65163c3a | comment |
Evil Tower of Ominousness: The Iron Tower in Carcë, lair of the sourcerous King Gorice of Witchland. Also a Mage Tower. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_65163c3a | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_66479d0 | type |
Our Ghosts Are Different | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_66479d0 | comment |
Our Ghosts Are Different: The Foliots are named after an obscure type of poltergeist-like spirit. They don't really have anything in common with these beings, though. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_66479d0 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6682d6e4 | type |
Dying Moment of Awesome | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6682d6e4 | comment |
Dying Moment of Awesome: Corund walks to his bier while mortally wounded and sits there in full armor until he dies. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_6682d6e4 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_680bb6b1 | type |
Hot-Blooded | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_680bb6b1 | comment |
Hot-Blooded: Gaslark. It combines poorly with the below trope. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_680bb6b1 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_683a25e6 | type |
Familial Body Snatcher | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_683a25e6 | comment |
Familial Body Snatcher: King Gorice of Witchland is actually an immortal spirit that possesses its son every time a body dies. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_683a25e6 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6977c45e | type |
Purple Prose | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6977c45e | comment |
Purple Prose: And how! The novel is written in a deliberately archaic style that can read as very overwrought to a modern audience. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_6977c45e | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6b983bf7 | type |
Unstoppable Rage | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6b983bf7 | comment |
Unstoppable Rage: Goldry Bluszco is seized by berserk fury in the wrestling match. | |
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1.0 | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_6b983bf7 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6bda9a30 | type |
Meaningful Name | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6bda9a30 | comment |
Meaningful Name: Corsus is coarse, but Gallandus is gallant. No wonder they don't get along. Spitfire breathes fire (though, like the other non-human characteristics of the Demons, this is never referred to again after the start of the novel). Sophonisba shares her name with a Carthaginian noblewoman, who also committed suicide rather than letting herself be captured by a conquering army. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_6bda9a30 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6d332aea | type |
Driven to Suicide | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6d332aea | comment |
Driven to Suicide: Queen Prezmyra. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_6edc54d5 | type |
Here We Go Again! | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_6edc54d5 | comment |
Here We Go Again!: The story begins and ends with the Witchland declaring war against the Demonland. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_6edc54d5 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7241785e | type |
You Can't Fight Fate | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7241785e | comment |
You Can't Fight Fate: As Mivarsh has to learn harshly. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_7241785e | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_729c69f3 | type |
Politically Incorrect Villain | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_729c69f3 | comment |
Politically Incorrect Villain: The Witches are considerably more dismissive of other peoples than the Demons. Fits especially on Corinius, who never misses out on an opportunity to show his disapproval of Gro, whom he likes to call "the Goblin". He is also an unabashed macho (See I Have You Now, My Pretty). | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_729c69f3 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_733f713f | type |
HumanAlien | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_733f713f | comment |
Human Alien: If not for the narrator claiming the story occurs on Mercury, and that weird mention of the Demons' horns, it would be easy to believe that the characters were simply humans of fictional ethnicities. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_733f713f | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7360a6b6 | type |
Noble Demon | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7360a6b6 | comment |
Noble Demon: Mevrian praises Corund's sons for adhering to the code of chivalry despite being her enemies in the war. Corund himself has shades of this, too: he is crude and harsh, but generally honorable. He even spares the lives of all ordinary Demon soldiers the Witches capture after a siege that's very costly to his troops. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_7360a6b6 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7570a10c | type |
Bond Villain Stupidity | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7570a10c | comment |
Bond Villain Stupidity: When Juss and Brandoch Daha are captured in the failed surprise attack on Carcë, Gorice XII (instead of executing them at once) cannot resist the temptation to keep them alive to revel in their humiliation. This, of course, gives them opportunity to escape. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_7570a10c | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_76c30df4 | type |
Will Not Tell a Lie | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_76c30df4 | comment |
Will Not Tell a Lie: Demons never lie, and detest those who do. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_76c30df4 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_76ecc890 | type |
Brave Scot | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_76ecc890 | comment |
Brave Scot: Although Lord Brandoch Daha — mightiest swordsman in the world of Mercury — does not speak with a Scottish accent and has no other obvious Scottish traits, the motto inscribed above his castle's gate is surprisingly composed in (something that sounds like) Scots: | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_76ecc890 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_790b1e6 | type |
Nasty Party | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_790b1e6 | comment |
Nasty Party: In a case of Offstage Villainy, the Witches thus get rid of the Princes of Impland. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_790b1e6 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7ab81664 | type |
Kick Them While They Are Down | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7ab81664 | comment |
Kick Them While They Are Down: Witchland declares war on Demonland while the Demons have not yet rebuilt their fleet, which was heavily decimated in the war against the Ghouls. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_7ab81664 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7bd88e4a | type |
Slain in Their Sleep | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7bd88e4a | comment |
Slain in Their Sleep: When Corsus believes his soldiers plan to mutiny and to put Gallandus in his place, he stabs Gallandus to death in his sleep. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_7bd88e4a | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7c862b8a | type |
Chronic Backstabbing Disorder | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7c862b8a | comment |
Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Lord Gro. Less morally negative than the usual depiction, as this is strongly implied to be due to being the only person who doesn't think War Is Glorious in an entire world of Blood Knights. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_7c862b8a | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7cfeef98 | type |
Narrative Filigree | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7cfeef98 | comment |
Narrative Filigree: A lot. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_7cfeef98 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7de3aec2 | type |
What Does She See in Him? | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_7de3aec2 | comment |
What Does She See in Him?: Just about everybody wonders why on Mercury the beauteous Prezmyra picked Corund of Witchland - at least a decade her senior and frequently compared to an ox in appearance - out of a score of suitors. She is clearly devoted to him to the point of committing suicide after he is killed. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_7de3aec2 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_815556aa | type |
Tome of Eldritch Lore | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_815556aa | comment |
Tome of Eldritch Lore: The grimoire of King Gorice of Witchland in E. R. Eddison's The Worm Ouroboros is used to harness the powers of Hell. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_815556aa | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_86b21114 | type |
Badass Boast | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_86b21114 | comment |
Badass Boast: Humility is not the strong (or weak) point of the heroes of Mercury, be they Demons or Witches. Brandoch Daha and the Gorices are especially prone to this. Prezmyra gets one of her own: | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_86b21114 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_86f4f393 | type |
Stating the Simple Solution | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_86f4f393 | comment |
Stating the Simple Solution: Corund advises Gorice to have the captured Demons executed on the spot. He won't listen. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_86f4f393 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_88799cf4 | type |
Badass Cape | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_88799cf4 | comment |
Badass Cape: Corund wears a great wolfskin cloak, adding to his image of barbaric might. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_88799cf4 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_88e615a9 | type |
Lovable Traitor | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_88e615a9 | comment |
Lovable Traitor: Lord Gro feels that any idiot can do well by being on the winning side but that true genius and sportsmanship lies in joining the losing side and helping them to become the winning side. So in the war between Witchland and Demonland he deserts whichever side is winning to help the losing side and does this several times throughout the novel. He is unhappy but not surprised at the sort of reputation this gives him. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_88e615a9 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_8967e17f | type |
Back from the Dead | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_8967e17f | comment |
Back from the Dead: King Gorice. Eleven times, no less. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_8cb844c6 | type |
Mr. Exposition | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_8cb844c6 | comment |
Mr. Exposition: The martlet. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_8cb844c6 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_8ed5c6e4 | type |
Asshole Victim | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_8ed5c6e4 | comment |
Asshole Victim: Corsus dies moments after he betrays and murders his fellow Witchland lords - along with his wife - in the vain hope of surviving by gaining the invading Demonland forces. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_8ed5c6e4 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_8f0dc93c | type |
Dangerous Forbidden Technique | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_8f0dc93c | comment |
Lord Juss is primarily a fighter, but can also use some magic. It's noted that the Demons consider magic an unseemly weapon for a warrior, and Juss also seems more cautious about the potential side-effects of powerful spells, and thus chiefly uses his abilities to ward off hostile spellcasting from others rather than to wield directly himself. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_8f0dc93c | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_90d44f44 | type |
Karmic Death | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_90d44f44 | comment |
Karmic Death: Gorice XII falls victim to his own sorcery. After poisoning several other characters,Corsus dies when his plan to poison the other lords of Witchland backfires. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_9136471a | type |
Our Goblins Are Different | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9136471a | comment |
Our Goblins Are Different: Like the demons, they barely resemble their mythological counterparts, though Lord Gro at least has the physical ineptitude and backstabbing, trickster nature associated with goblins, despite being an apparently Human Alien. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_9136471a | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_91c651a1 | type |
Guilt-Free Extermination War | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_91c651a1 | comment |
Guilt-Free Extermination War: The "Holy War" that ended in the Ghouls' extinction. Lampshaded when Lord Gro tries to mine the genocide for anti-Demonland propaganda and is rebuked by the Red Foliot (the most peaceful and mild-mannered ruler in the book), who assures him that the extermination of the Ghouls was most certainly a praiseworthy heroic. As the Ghouls were cannibal sea-raiders, it can be inferred that they felt no different towards the other races of Mercury. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_9446f847 | type |
Death or Glory Attack | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9446f847 | comment |
Death or Glory Attack: Gorice XII's "Sending". While it is an extremely powerful spell, performing it is so difficult and dangerous that Gorice is reluctant to use it more than once. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_966da803 | type |
Defiant to the End | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_966da803 | comment |
Defiant to the End: Corinius dies with a taunt and a sneer, refusing to drink the water that the Demons offer him. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_96d2ce42 | type |
In Vino Veritas | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_96d2ce42 | comment |
In Vino Veritas: The drunken Corinius spills the secret of the Demons' captivity to Prince La Fireez despite heroic efforts at misdirection by the rest of the court. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_970c790a | type |
Big Bad | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_970c790a | comment |
Big Bad: King Gorice and his identically-named ancestors are the primary antagonists of the setting. In fact, it is the same King Gorice who keeps ressurecting. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_97522514 | type |
Heel–Face Revolving Door | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_97522514 | comment |
Heel–Face Revolving Door: Lord Gro is an incredibly manipulative Magnificent Bastard with a soft spot for the underdog. Thus every time he pulls off a successful plan (and this happens frequently), he immediately goes and switches sides to support the people he just screwed over. This makes him by far the most awesome character in the book. Unfortunately, the stress of being the only non-Blood Knight in his world eventually gets to him, and he goes berserk and starts randomly killing people from both sides in the middle of a battle, leading to his death. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_982ad9e2 | type |
Egg MacGuffin | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_982ad9e2 | comment |
Egg MacGuffin: The Hippogriff egg. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_997d5872 | type |
"Ass" in Ambassador | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_997d5872 | comment |
"Ass" in Ambassador: The Witchland Ambassador in the first chapter. After delivering his message and being given a response, he could have said goodbye politely and left without further comment. Instead, he chooses to taunt the Demonland Lords. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_99ddfcec | type |
Unwitting Instigator of Doom | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_99ddfcec | comment |
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Corinius sets off the Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo debacle by suggesting they all swap cups while toasting. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_99ddfcec | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9abc3aec | type |
Our Manticores Are Spinier | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9abc3aec | comment |
Our Manticores Are Spinier: Mantichores (variously also spelled "mantycores" and "mantichoras") inhabit the high mountains of Impland "below the snow fields". They are given their usual appearance as similar to lions but bigger, of "dull red" colour, with "prickles" like a porcupine, a hideous-looking "man's face", "elephant ears", and huge teeth. Their name is (correctly) explained as meaning "man-eater", and they are said to be especially fond of human brains. Because of the mantichores, the inhabitants of Mercury consider it impossible to scale the mountains of Impland; when Lords Juss and Brandoch Daha nevertheless ascend Koshtra Pivrarcha, they are attacked by a mantichora, which however they manage to kill. Fortunately mantichores are solitary and repelled by the smell of mantichore blood, so after being soaked in the blood of the mantichore, Juss and Brandoch are no longer troubled by other mantichores. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_9abc3aec | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9b54d536 | type |
Evil Counterpart | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9b54d536 | comment |
Evil Counterpart: Corinius to Brandoch. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_9b54d536 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9d12bbc1 | type |
Foreshadowing | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9d12bbc1 | comment |
Foreshadowing: Many instances, sometimes lampshaded and sometimes not. For example, the King's wild eagle tearing out the eyes of the King's hound foreshadows the murder of Gallandus by Corsus. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_9d12bbc1 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9e2c893 | type |
Black Magic | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9e2c893 | comment |
Black Magic: Gorice XII's area of expertise (and, it is mentioned, of the long-dead Gorice VII). | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_9fb2452d | type |
Evil Is Not a Toy | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_9fb2452d | comment |
Evil Is Not a Toy: As Gorice XII is well aware. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_9fb2452d | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a0db7803 | type |
It's Personal | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a0db7803 | comment |
It's Personal: Between Brandoch Daha and Corinius. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_a0eeac39 | type |
Odd Name Out | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a0eeac39 | comment |
Odd Name Out: The top military command of Witchland consists of Corund, Corsus, Corinius and ... Laxus. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_a0eeac39 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a10f3840 | type |
Heaven | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a10f3840 | comment |
Heaven: The land of Zimiamvia, glimpsed by Juss and Brandoch Daha from Morna Moruna, is an earthly paradise for the people of Mercury, where the worthy go after death. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_a2492aff | type |
Dogged Nice Guy | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a2492aff | comment |
Dogged Nice Guy: Gro towards Mevrian. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_a679184b | type |
Due to the Dead | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a679184b | comment |
Due to the Dead: The victorious Demons have their dead enemies buried magnificently. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_a8217606 | type |
Sweet Polly Oliver | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a8217606 | comment |
Sweet Polly Oliver: Mevrian escapes Krothering disguised as one of Corund's sons. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_a8217606 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a859f080 | type |
Agent Peacock | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a859f080 | comment |
Agent Peacock: Lord Brandoch Daha is explicitly referred to as "delicate", his looks are described as "like a girl's", and he dresses extravagantly—- but he is also one of the best warriors and the best swordsman in the world of Mercury. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_a969c74a | type |
Final Solution | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_a969c74a | comment |
Final Solution: Used against the cannibalistic Ghoul nation. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_a969c74a | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ad44a161 | type |
Ouroboros | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ad44a161 | comment |
Ouroboros: King Gorice wears a ring with this symbol. But also the book is a story that is taken to be part of a wider conflict with an ill defined beginning or end which casts an interesting light on the heroics of the main characters. To reflect this they have the name and also the Book Ends of Here We Go Again!. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_ad44a161 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_af1894f1 | type |
Super-Power Meltdown | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_af1894f1 | comment |
Superpower Meltdown: The end of Gorice XII. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_af1894f1 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_af3ea0e3 | type |
Face–Heel Turn | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_af3ea0e3 | comment |
Face–Heel Turn: Lady Prezmyra goes from being somewhat sympathetic to the Demons to wishing ruin upon them, in large part due to her anger at how her brother's loyalty to the Demons is putting him at risk, and bringing their home kingdom closer to ruin. This escalates when La Fireez is reported dead during a sea battle between the Demons and Laxus. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_af3ea0e3 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b1346878 | type |
Fate Worse than Death | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b1346878 | comment |
Fate Worse than Death: According to the grimoire, making a mistake in the "sending" ritual will not only mean death for the performer, but also his eternal damnation. Ouch. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b1346878 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b1a3ce24 | type |
Horned Humanoid | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b1a3ce24 | comment |
Horned Humanoid: According to chapter I, the Demons have (small) horns. However, they are never again mentioned after chapter I. Whether other races have horns is unclear. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b1a3ce24 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b2909c4f | type |
Predecessor Villain | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b2909c4f | comment |
Predecessor Villain: The Ghouls were defeated at some point prior to the beginning of the novel, but the effects of their war against the rest of Mercury hang heavily over the plot. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b2909c4f | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b2ad812d | type |
So What Do We Do Now? | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b2ad812d | comment |
So What Do We Do Now?: After the heroes' final victory, they are feasting in their hall, feeling melancholy over their inability to complete any more great deeds, when one of their powerful magical allies offers them a gift for helping her earlier. They wish for the villain and his henchmen to be resurrected so they can fight him again, rather than being bored, finding some other adventures, or turning on each other. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b2cb7993 | type |
Brains and Brawn | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b2cb7993 | comment |
Brains and Brawn: Gro and Corund, while their friendship lasts. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b2cb7993 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b4a6ae4c | type |
Everyone Has Standards | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b4a6ae4c | comment |
Everyone Has Standards: Corund's sons helping Mevrian escape from Corinius. | |
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1.0 | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b4a6ae4c | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b53077b3 | type |
Take That! | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b53077b3 | comment |
Take That!: As listening to the martlet rambling about the noble Demons and the accursed Witches, Lessingham thinks the little bird talks like a politician. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b53077b3 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b5b4b077 | type |
The Ace | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b5b4b077 | comment |
The Ace: Zeldornius gives Brandoch Daha and Spitfire gifts that will aid them in the future, but tells Juss he doesn't need them, because he's already the best. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b5b4b077 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b7248073 | type |
My Country, Right or Wrong | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b7248073 | comment |
My Country, Right or Wrong: The more honorable Witchland nobles, such as Laxus and Corund and his sons, have this attitude. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b7248073 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b7c53a22 | type |
Blood Knight | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b7c53a22 | comment |
Blood Knight: Most of the characters firmly believe that War Is Glorious and that their lives would be meaningless without it. Lord Gro and the Red Foliot are the only notable exceptions. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b7c53a22 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b8dde2 | type |
Evil Overlord | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b8dde2 | comment |
Evil Overlord: King Gorice's aspiration in all his incarnations. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b8dde2 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b8f8de7d | type |
Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b8f8de7d | comment |
Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction: Juss' palace at Galing takes the cake. Not only are the high seats of the Demons carved from single gemstones "of monstrous size", there's more: "(...) the capital of every one of the four-and-twenty pillars was hewn from a single precious stone (...) all hewn from faultless gems, thrice the bulk of a big man's body." | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b8f8de7d | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b9d334b2 | type |
Aerith and Bob | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b9d334b2 | comment |
Aerith and Bob: While some characters have names you'd expect in a fantasy novel (Corinius, Gorice etc.) others... not so much. Examples: Goldry Bluszco, Lady Prezmyra. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b9d334b2 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b9f472b | type |
Storming the Castle | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_b9f472b | comment |
Storming the Castle: The storming of Carcë. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_b9f472b | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ba44639 | type |
Killed Offscreen | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ba44639 | comment |
Killed Offscreen: La Fireez and Laxus are killed in a naval battle that's not directly described. The former's death is revealed quite a bit later, and only mentioned in passing. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_bac26c8f | type |
Serenade Your Lover | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_bac26c8f | comment |
Serenade Your Lover: Laxus for Sriva. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_bac26c8f | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_bf1255fa | type |
Really Gets Around | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_bf1255fa | comment |
Really Gets Around: Sriva, who at one point is justifiably worried because she has one boyfriend waiting in her room and another one singing ballads outside the window (and then traipses off to seduce another). | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_bf1255fa | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_bf74d357 | type |
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_bf74d357 | comment |
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Corund and Prezmyra. Just about everybody views their marriage as a misalliance yet Corund was Prezmyra's own free choice out of a score of suitors. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_bf74d357 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_bfad4265 | type |
I Have You Now, My Pretty | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_bfad4265 | comment |
I Have You Now, My Pretty: Corinius to Mevrian. Only it turns out he doesn't, because even his own men find it disgusting. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_bfad4265 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c0d598fe | type |
Evil Gloating | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c0d598fe | comment |
Evil Gloating: Gorice XII does this a lot. At one point, Gro mentions how hard it is to play yes-man to this sort of person. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c0d598fe | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c2e295cd | type |
Curse | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c2e295cd | comment |
Curse: Zeldornius, Helteranius and Jalcanaius Fostus "ensorcelled" in Impland. The "weird" imposed on Brandoch by the Lady of Ishnain Nemartra. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3bdfbb9 | type |
Let's You and Him Fight | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3bdfbb9 | comment |
Let's You and Him Fight: A core part of the background of the conflict. In theory, Witchland and Demonland were supposed to be united against the Always Chaotic Evil Ghouls during the Holy War. In practice, Witchland ditched Demonland to fight on their own at the last minute, forcing Demonland to take heavy casualties while leaving King Gorice's men high and dry. Once the war ended, and Demonland were barely recuperating, Gorice demands they swear fealty or face war, banking on their exhaustion to earn an easy victory. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3bdfbb9 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3c3c608 | type |
Evil Former Friend | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3c3c608 | comment |
Evil Former Friend: Lord Gro from King Gaslark's perspective. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3c3c608 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3e4a2f0 | type |
Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3e4a2f0 | comment |
Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo: Backfires on Corsus. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c3e4a2f0 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c4eff1b7 | type |
Sorcerous Overlord | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c4eff1b7 | comment |
Sorcerous Overlord: Gorice XII, though he seems to use his sorcery rather sparingly. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c555059a | type |
There Is Another | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c555059a | comment |
There Is Another: It turns out the "last hippogriff egg" wasn't really the last one — there is another on the bottom of an icy-cold lake in Demonland. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c555059a | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c5b47b36 | type |
Offscreen Moment of Awesome | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c5b47b36 | comment |
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: A number of battles are described by characters after the fact, but Brandoch Daha's retrieving the hippogriff egg from the frozen lake counts double, as no one else is there to watch him do it. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c6c86cd | type |
Collapsing Lair | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c6c86cd | comment |
Collapsing Lair: The Iron Tower. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c7f294da | type |
Large and in Charge | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c7f294da | comment |
Large and in Charge: The tallness of a character is a good indicator for the character's political power. Accordingly, Gorice is the tallest, Corund the second tallest of the whole cast. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c7f294da | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c8c8f92b | type |
Stupid Neutral | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c8c8f92b | comment |
Stupid Neutral: Lord Gro just can't help rooting for the underdog, which leads him to switch sides on a regular basis until in the final battle he starts attacking both sides at once. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_c8c968c3 | type |
The Alliance | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_c8c968c3 | comment |
The Alliance: Demonland and Goblinland are allied in their struggle against Witchland and its dependencies. They are later joined by Impland and Pixieland. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_cc1bd54d | type |
Non-Action Guy | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_cc1bd54d | comment |
Non-Action Guy: Gro relies on his wits rather than his sword; he turns out to be a worse fighter than Mevrian. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_cc1bd54d | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d1f8448d | type |
Born Winner | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d1f8448d | comment |
Born Winner: The Lords of Demonland. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_d2d520f4 | type |
Our Ghouls Are Creepier | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d2d520f4 | comment |
Our Ghouls Are Creepier: They're extinct by the present of the novel, but based on characters' descriptions of them they seem to have been a species of bloodthirsty cannibals who regularly made war on the rest of Mercury and wielded some form of Black Magic (they're described as having "conjured the sun from the sky" at one point). Nobody seems terribly torn up that they're gone. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_d303e45e | type |
Citadel City | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d303e45e | comment |
Citadel City: Carcë, the heavily fortified capital of Witchland, is described both as a citadel and a city. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_d303e45e | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d5b7a6e3 | type |
Denied Food as Punishment | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d5b7a6e3 | comment |
Denied Food as Punishment: Gorice XII, instead of having the captive Demons executed on the spot, tortures them by chaining them to a wall and serving them an opulent banquet just out of their reach. — Hardly surprising, this descent into Evil Gloating comes to bite him in the ass. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_d5b7a6e3 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d6b5f05f | type |
Friendship Moment | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d6b5f05f | comment |
Friendship Moment: When Corund, suspicious and annoyed at Gro, threatens to kill him, Gro offers him a sword to do it with. Gro later tells Prezmyra that she and her husband are his only real friends in Witchland. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_d6b5f05f | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d842e380 | type |
Love Redeems | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d842e380 | comment |
Love Redeems: Gro's defection from Witchland is triggered by his crush on Mevrian. Of course his initial loyalty to Witchland seems to have been due to his crush on the beauteous Prezmyra. Apparently he's a 'love the girl you're with' type. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_d9c4365c | type |
Reset Button | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_d9c4365c | comment |
Reset Button: Deliberately pushed at the end. The princes of Demonland, having triumphed over rival Witchland, nevertheless mourn the loss of their worthy enemies and the ending of their epic battles. Their companion the demi-goddess Sophonisba allows their entire world to be reset to just before the countries declare war, to the satisfaction of all involved, with the implication that this may keep happening for the rest of time. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_dc791d50 | type |
Words Can Break My Bones | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_dc791d50 | comment |
Words Can Break My Bones: Voarchadumia and Tripsarecopsem. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_dd92bf66 | type |
Warrior Prince | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_dd92bf66 | comment |
Warrior Prince: Juss and the other Demonland lords often fight at the forefront of their troops. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_df410b77 | type |
Decoy Protagonist | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_df410b77 | comment |
Decoy Protagonist: Lessingham, who is simply never mentioned after the first few chapters. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e061cb06 | type |
Rightful King Returns | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e061cb06 | comment |
Rightful King Returns: After two years of absence, Lords Juss and Brandoch Daha return to Demonland, now occupied by the Witches, to drive out Corinius, the king installed by Gorice. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e061cb06 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e1ec1b15 | type |
Make a Wish | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e1ec1b15 | comment |
Make a Wish: On behalf of the Demons, Sophonisba prays to the Gods to restore the Witches. And it happens. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e2ccee25 | type |
Animal Motifs | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e2ccee25 | comment |
Animal Motifs: The symbol of Witchland is a crab. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e386dc9 | type |
Staying Alive | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e386dc9 | comment |
Staying Alive: Gorice. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e386dc9 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e39638a1 | type |
Turncoat | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e39638a1 | comment |
Turn Coat: Lord Gro of Goblinland, no, Witchland, er, well, Demonland, um... | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e39638a1 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e49686 | type |
The Hero | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e49686 | comment |
The Hero: As the primary protagonist of the book, Juss has a well-rounded set of skills including combat prowess, leadership and even some magical ability. He has no real weakness and is the natural leader of Demonland and the first among its lords — a king in all but name. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e68b72 | type |
The Load | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e68b72 | comment |
The Load: Mivarsh to Juss and Brandoch. Subverted though, as his healing skills save Juss's life after the fight with the mantichora. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e78aa97d | type |
Rubber-Forehead Aliens | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_e78aa97d | comment |
Rubber-Forehead Aliens: The Demons are mentioned to have horns in the early chapters, though they're not mentioned again and might actually be horned helmets. The Red Foliot apparently has red skin. The Witch ambassador has a tail, but it appears that other Witches don't (i.e. it's some sort of birth defect or curse). | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_e78aa97d | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ea8168f | type |
Crossover Cosmology | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ea8168f | comment |
Crossover Cosmology: The peoples of Mercury mostly seem to worship the Greco-Roman pantheon, but there are a nonetheless a handful of references to Satan that crop up (mostly courtesy of Corinius, who likes to swear by him). | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_ea8168f | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_eb27c1f2 | type |
Sealed Good in a Can | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_eb27c1f2 | comment |
Sealed Good in a Can: Goldry Bluszco in his mountain prison. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_eb81c601 | type |
Big Damn Heroes | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_eb81c601 | comment |
Big Damn Heroes: Juss and Brandoch Daha saving Mevrian and Gro just in time from Witchland soldiers. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_eb81c601 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ec0bf4a1 | type |
Take Over the World | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ec0bf4a1 | comment |
Take Over the World: Witchland's unspoken mission statement. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_ec0bf4a1 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_edb7b3ad | type |
Respawn Point | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_edb7b3ad | comment |
Respawn Point: Whenever King Gorice of Witchland is killed (and buried), he soon after reincarnates in the Iron Tower of Carcë. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_edb7b3ad | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ee302ebd | type |
Barbarian Tribe | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_ee302ebd | comment |
Barbarian Tribe: The Imps as a whole. At least that's how the Demons and Witches see them. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_ee302ebd | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f0864fd9 | type |
Combat by Champion | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f0864fd9 | comment |
Combat by Champion: A wrestling match between Goldry Bluszco of Demonland and King Gorice XI of Witchland, with Witchland's claim for suzerainty over Demonland at stake, sets the main plot in motion. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f0864fd9 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f0e85546 | type |
Unbuilt Trope | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f0e85546 | comment |
Unbuilt Trope: The Worm Ouroboros bears many of the hallmarks of the High Fantasy genre, but its style and underlying themes give it quite a different feel from later Tolkien-inspired works and the deconstructions (and reconstructions) of the same. Fittingly, it predated LOTR by several decades. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f0e85546 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f16da697 | type |
Undying Loyalty | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f16da697 | comment |
Undying Loyalty: In the final battle for Carcë, the Red Foliot turns up with three hundred men. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f19e8a55 | type |
Bad "Bad Acting" | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f19e8a55 | comment |
Bad "Bad Acting": During Mevrian's escape from Krothering, she has to play drunk to get past Corinius. The narrator notes she acts as if she had learnt the part by rote. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f19e8a55 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f23ad6de | type |
Food Porn | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f23ad6de | comment |
Food Porn: The description of the banquet at Carcë. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f23ad6de | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f360fc33 | type |
Dumbass Has a Point | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f360fc33 | comment |
Dumbass Has a Point: After the penultimate battle for Carcë, Corsus counsels they surrender and trust the Demons to deal fairly—since they have no hope of further reinforcements and their numbers are too few to carry the fight further. This gets him thrown out of the council and reviled as a coward. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f4fe270 | type |
Villainous Glutton | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f4fe270 | comment |
Villainous Glutton: Duke Corsus. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f4fe270 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f50995d | type |
Hoist by His Own Petard | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f50995d | comment |
Hoistby His Own Petard: Gorice is prone to this. Gorice X, a master swordsman, is killed in a sword-fight; master wrestler Gorice XI is killed in a wrestling match (in which he cheats); Gorice XII, a sorcerer, is killed when his spell backfires. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f6a0872 | type |
Mage Tower | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f6a0872 | comment |
Mage Tower: The Iron Tower of Carcë, where Gorice XII goes to study Black Magic and call on the powers of Hell. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f6a0872 | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f6b30338 | type |
Murder Is the Best Solution | |
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Murder Is the Best Solution: Corsus, general of the Witchland will opt for murder in a tight spot: Thus, he poisons King Rezedor of Goblinland, stabs his second-in-command Gallandus for fear of mutiny, and, finally, poisons the whole remaining elite of Witchland in an effort to save his skin. Each time, it backfires on him and leaves him off worse than before. | |
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Great Offscreen War | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f722f635 | comment |
Great Offscreen War: The 'Holy War' against the Ghouls, in which all the "polite" nations of the world of Mercury fought alongside each other, and that ended just shortly before the book's storyline begins. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f7cee9b | type |
Last Stand | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f7cee9b | comment |
Last Stand: Corund and his troops make a Heroic Sacrifice to provide cover for the remaining Witchland troops to withdraw to Carcë. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f8173bd9 | type |
Medieval European Fantasy | |
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Medieval European Fantasy | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f91d1d4f | type |
Darkest Hour | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f91d1d4f | comment |
Darkest Hour: There are two instances when temporarily all hope seems lost for the Demons: Juss and Brandoch getting captured in their botched surprise attack on Carcë, and the loss of the (seemingly irreplacable) Hippogriff egg in Ravary. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f9636192 | type |
Prophecies Are Always Right | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f9636192 | comment |
Prophecies Are Always Right: A soothsaying woman once prophesied Mivarsh the manner of his death: He would be eaten by a crocodile. As it turns out, she wasn't a fraud. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_f9e16ef | type |
Distressed Dude | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_f9e16ef | comment |
Distressed Dude: The bulk of the story focuses on Lord Juss and Brandoch Daha's quest to save Goldry Bluszco after King Gorice's magic spirits him away to an unknown place. | |
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Have a Gay Old Time | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_fa6bfde9 | comment |
Have a Gay Old Time: In two instances, a character talks about doing something incontinentlynote without delay; immediately. | |
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Forever War | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_fbb54ba6 | comment |
Forever War: Any given country is almost always at war with at least one other country. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_fc151e9d | type |
Department of Redundancy Department | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_fc151e9d | comment |
Department of Redundancy Department: The people in Lord Juss' dream are as pallid as "a dead corpse". | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_fe3122a3 | type |
Love Before First Sight | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_fe3122a3 | comment |
Love Before First Sight: Corinius falls in love with Mevrian after seeing her in a painting. | |
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The Worm Ouroboros / int_fe48cea2 | type |
Lady of War | |
The Worm Ouroboros / int_fe48cea2 | comment |
Lady of War: Mevrian, at need. Assisted by the enthusiastic but unskilled Lord Gro, she holds her own in a sword fight against six Witches for a while. | |
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