Sadly, I think it's true. Birgitte will be pretty up there in age by the time Gaidal is old enough for girls. 'tis a tragic situation.
http://encyclopaedia-wot.org/prophecies/viewings.htmlAuras danced around her and images flickered, more than Min had ever seen around anyone, thousands it seemed, cascading over one another. Those multitude of images and auras flashed by too quickly for her to make out any clearly, but she was certain they indicated more adventures than a woman could have in one lifetime. Strangely, some were connected to an ugly man who was older than she, and others to an ugly man who was much younger, yet somehow Min knew they were the same man.
This seems likely to refer to Thom's nephew, which would be in the past.THOM: A man-- not him-- juggling fire
This seems to refer to his heritage in general rather than any specific event (other than when the towers were destroyed, anyway), as would the image of the baby and sword.Lan - Seven ruined towers around his head
Emerylde niRohan said:Hmm. That might actually fit the timeline if someone cared to work it out.
Kallaes, that viewing isn't necessarily an indication of the future. In fact, the description seems to indicate that it connects to Birgitte's past instead.
Min struggled up the cobblestone street, pushing through crowds that stood white-faced and staring, those who were not screaming hysterically. A few ran, seemingly without any idea of where they were running, but most moved like poorly handled puppets, more afraid to go than to stay. She searched the faces, hoping to find Egwene, or Elayne, or Nynaeve, but all she saw were Falmen. And there was something drawing her on, as surely as if she had a string tied to her.
Once she turned to look back. Seanchan ships burned in the harbor, and she could see more in flames off the harbor mouth. Many squarish vessels were already small against the setting sun, sailing west as fast as damane could make the winds drive them, and one small ship was beating away from the harbor, tilting to catch a wind to take it along the coast. Spray. She did not blame Bayle Domon for not waiting longer, not after what she had seen; she thought it a wonder he had remained so long.
There was one Seanchan vessel in the harbor not burning, though its towers were black from fires already extinguished. As the tall ship crept toward the harbor mouth, a figure on horseback suddenly appeared around the cliffs skirting the harbor. Riding across the water. Min's mouth fell open. Silver glittered as the figure raised a bow; a streak of silver lanced to the boxy ship, a gleaming line connecting bow and ship. With a roar she could hear even at that distance, fire engulfed the foretower anew, and sailors rushed about the deck.
Min blinked, and when she looked again, the mounted figure was gone. The ship still slowly made way toward the ocean, the crew fighting the flames.
She gave herself a shake and started to climb the street again. She had seen too much that day for someone riding a horse across water to be more than a momentary distraction. Even if it really was Birgitte and her bow. And Artur Hawkwing. I did see him. I did.
Interview: Nov 11th, 1998
MSN eFriends Interview (Verbatim)
Slayer
Do Min's viewings always predict the future, or do some tell about the past, mainly the seven towers around Lan in The Eye of the World?
Robert Jordan
Um, her viewings are always concerning the future.
Interview: Sep 3rd, 2005
DragonCon Report - Isabel (Verbatim)
Question
The auras that Min sees, would they ever show the person's past or other elements that are simply unique to that person?
Robert Jordan
No, it is the future.
Interview: Oct 27th, 2009
BYU: TGS Midnight Release - Jennifer McBride (Paraphrased)
Luke
Has anyone ever had the same ability as Min? And do you know how it is caused or how the ability works?
Brandon Sanderson
The ability works quite explicitly from her being able to see glimmers in the Pattern. She is seeing what is being woven in the future and that is how most of the Foretelling powers work. He was actually pretty explicit in the notes about that. Though some of them of course, there are ones that are strict, meaning they see the Pattern, some of them you see how the Pattern might be. She sees the Pattern as it will be. Has anyone ever had it before? Yeah, from what I read it never said it explicitly, but it implied that this is a power that could exist again and has existed before, but there are no lists of anyone that's had it before. It's definitely open that somebody could have had it before, but he doesn't actually say specifically.