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Tinuë

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“Eastern free city tied to 'how's the road to Tinuë?' and the ancient Tinusa”

also known as Tinusa

Appearance§

Tinuë lies on the far eastern side of the map, almost to the mountains and close to the Eld forest, and is a free city of the Four Corners. It is an ordinary inhabited city rather than a ruin, distinct from its possible ancient antecedent Tinusa. The road leading there is the most frequently invoked route in the books.

Description§

Tinuë is a present-day free city on the far eastern side of the Four Corners, lying near the mountains and close to the Eld. It is commonly identified with Tinusa, one of the cities named in Skarpi's tale of the Ergen empire. The city's name carries unusual weight in everyday speech: the question "How is the road to Tinuë?" functions as an idiom meaning roughly "How's life?", and Kvothe uses it at the Waystone Inn to test Chronicler, who fails to recognize it. The accent on Tinuë, the only such accent in the books, instructs that both vowels be pronounced separately. Denna names Tinuë among the cities she has visited during her research. The Lackless lands are said to have once encompassed Modeg and Tinuë, which Lackless lost in a bloodless rebellion, and the Maer sends men to scout the lands around Tinuë.

Relationships§

  • Phrase Used By Kvothe — Kvothe uses the road-to-Tinue phrase to test Chronicler
  • Visited By Denna — Denna names Tinue among cities she visited during her research
  • Phrase Used At Waystone Inn — Kvothe uses the phrase at the Waystone Inn
  • Scouted By Maer Lerand Alveron — the Maer sends men to scout the lands around Tinue
  • Tested Chronicler — Chronicler fails to recognize the phrase at the Waystone Inn
  • Named By Skarpi — Tinusa named in Skarpi's story of the Ergen empire
  • Lost Alongside Modeg — Modeg and Tinue lost together by Lackless
  • Identified With Ergen Empire — identified with Tinusa, a city of the Ergen empire in Skarpi's tale
  • Former Holding Of Lackless Lands — Lackless lands once encompassed Modeg and Tinue, lost in a bloodless rebellion
  • Near The Eld — located near the mountains and the Eld

Established facts§

  • Tinuë is a present-day free city in the Four Corners, located on the far eastern side of the map, near the mountains and the Eld.
  • "How is the road to Tinuë?" is a common turn of phrase functioning like "How's life?".
  • Kvothe uses the phrase to test Chronicler at the Waystone Inn, and Chronicler fails to recognize it.
  • Tinuë is widely identified with Tinusa, one of the ancient cities named in Skarpi's story of the Ergen empire.
  • The accent on Tinuë indicates that both vowels are pronounced separately, the only such accent in the books.
  • Denna names Tinuë among the cities she has visited during her research.
  • The Lackless lands once encompassed Modeg and Tinuë, which Lackless lost in a bloodless rebellion.
  • The Maer sends men to scout the lands around Tinuë.

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