Trivia / Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

• Creator Breakdown: Williams went through a divorce during the writing of the third novel, and openly admitted to being tempted to write an "Everybody Dies" Ending.
• Improbable Age: More in a general regard towards setting; Given the medieval world around, many of the characters would be considered quite or rather old. At the start of "The Dragonbone Chair" High King Prester John is past his hundredth year at the point of his death, Towser is past his eighties, Camaris well in his late seventies, Elias and Josua in their very late thirties, and Eolair in his early forties. Even Simon and Miriamele would not be considered children anymore. That most of these characters are not yet married despite their age (like Maegwyn, Eolair, Josua, Vorzheva, Deornoth, …) emphasizes this stark contrast to a setting more akin to reality.
• Southpaw Advantage: Having only one hand is somewhat evened out by Josua's quick reflexes. There are studies that suggest that left-handers have quicker reflexes and react to stimuli faster than right-handers. This is of course helped by the fact that Josua was left-handed always and did not have to adapt after losing his right hand, and is reflected in his choice of sword - very thin and quick "Naidel".