Discuss the Folklore & Mythology of the series
Town Commons is a forum for general discussion about the folklore and mythology surrounding the world of the Dark Tower. Due to the length of time...
heya all, My first post and topic. :excited: Doing some research on symbols found in the DT series, and I keep seeing reference to "unfound"....
The new information coming from the comic books is really interesting. I always knew that Gilead had to have a "head" of some kind but passed...
Here I would like to talk about the meaning of the colours in the series. It's quite clear why White can symbolise the Good but I can't really put...
I was reading The thread about the Kammen, and Kirin's comment about the beams and their creators. And then I wondered if the beams were alive....
I know in Roland's world the time is crazy but... how many years do you think have passed between the desert and the Tower in Roland's life? 1? 5?...
I've always liked the theme of the Guardians SK wove into the story, and have been wondering about the nature of them. We only really get a good...
Roland speaks our English very well. But he but can only make out parts of written English. A lot of his words (ka, khef, char, dan-tete, can-toi)...
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I'd like to have a thread for discussion of the nature of ka, and how Gan might be related to it. For example, are those actually two names for the...
I notice that a lot of people are shy of religious discussion. I guess that is because some people can't talk about what they believe without trying...
Okay, this one can go alot of different directions so rather than explain myself I'm just gonna' see where it goes for now based solely on the thread...
When did it start to move on? How did they now it was moving on?
What is the Keystone World, and why is it significant? There's a passing comment that is bothersome to me in DT VII, "this is the only world which...
*Big Spoilers all around* *Big Spoilers all around* *Big Spoilers all around* I am rereading WoC these days and the more I read about the...
This is something that is mentioned in The Gunslinger and The Wastelands (if I remember correctly) but after that, we never hear about it again. Any...
What kind of guns are his guns based on? Anyone have any info on them?
Do you believe in it?
Do you believe in multiple universes? Don't hide the details of your views.
What causes the doors? Roland makes a guess that -- I think that ka definitely exists within the books, and that DT III makes that most...
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