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Village Girl / Serret
The Lord of the Court of the Terrenon, Benderesk is an elderly Osskillian nobleman who has languished in years of servitude to the mysterious, powerful Stone of Terrenon. Ged has little association with Benderesk during his days at court—yet it is clear from Benderesk’s cruel outrage toward his wife, Serret, when she refuses to convince Ged to approach the stone that Benderesk has given up all agency in order to serve the dark powers the stone possesses.
Benderesk Quotes in A Wizard of Earthsea
The A Wizard of Earthsea quotes below are all either spoken by Benderesk or refer to Benderesk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7
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"I have no strength against the thing," Ged answered.
Ogion shook his head… […] "Strange," he said: "You had strength enough to outspell a sorcerer in his own domain, there in Osskil. You had strength enough to withstand the lures and fend off the attack of the servants of an Old Power of Earth. And at Pendor you had strength enough to stand up to a dragon."
"It was luck I had in Osskil, not strength," Ged replied, and he shivered again as he thought of the dreamlike deathly cold of the Court of the Terrenon. “As for the dragon, I knew his name. The evil thing, the shadow that hunts me, has no name."
“All things have a name," said Ogion.
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Benderesk Quotes in A Wizard of Earthsea
The A Wizard of Earthsea quotes below are all either spoken by Benderesk or refer to Benderesk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7
Quotes
"I have no strength against the thing," Ged answered.
Ogion shook his head… […] "Strange," he said: "You had strength enough to outspell a sorcerer in his own domain, there in Osskil. You had strength enough to withstand the lures and fend off the attack of the servants of an Old Power of Earth. And at Pendor you had strength enough to stand up to a dragon."
"It was luck I had in Osskil, not strength," Ged replied, and he shivered again as he thought of the dreamlike deathly cold of the Court of the Terrenon. “As for the dragon, I knew his name. The evil thing, the shadow that hunts me, has no name."
“All things have a name," said Ogion.
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