Greyhald Spold - Revision history

JLE: Found out why Spold was listed as an Archchancellor, and had to correct this article accordingly. I assume Ridcully's memory is not mistaken.

2018-01-13T13:08:51Z

Found out why Spold was listed as an Archchancellor, and had to correct this article accordingly. I assume Ridcully's memory is not mistaken.

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	In {{MP}}, we learn that as a student he was a friend of [[Windle Poons]] and [[Riktor\|"Numbers" Riktor]], and in {{H}}, you can read about [[Spold's Unstirring Divisor]] - of which he is presumed, though not confirmed, to be the inventor.		In {{MP}}, we learn that as a student he was a friend of [[Windle Poons]] and [[Riktor\|"Numbers" Riktor]], and in {{H}}, you can read about [[Spold's Unstirring Divisor]] - of which he is presumed, though not confirmed, to be the inventor.

	In ''[[The Discworld Companion]]'' he is listed ~~- probably incorrectly -~~ as having been Archchancellor, although ~~there is no~~ evidence ~~in the books that he ever~~ held this title. ~~If he ever did~~, he must have ~~held~~ the position before [[Galder Weatherwax]] and ~~retired from it voluntarily: since he cannot have succeeded Galder even notionally before~~ [[Ymper Trymon]]'s ~~takeover~~, ~~on account of having died~~ eight pages before ~~Galder~~. ~~It would seem~~ more ~~likely that the Discworld Companion is in error~~. The film version of {{TCOM}} ~~sort-of-semi-rationalises this by making~~ Spold be Weatherwax's likely successor should he outlive Weatherwax, which he does not.		In ''[[The Discworld Companion]]'' he is listed as having been Archchancellor, although the only evidence to his having held this title is in "Lords And Ladies", in a passing reference during a conversation between [[Mustrum Ridcully]] and [[Granny Weatherwax]] - Ridcully names Spold as the Archchancellor during his own student days. So, if we assume Ridcully's memory is not mistaken, Spold must have been one of the few people to step down voluntarily from the position (or to be ousted from it without violence), since his tenure must have been evidently some years and possibly decades before the appointment of [[Galder Weatherwax]], the incumbent (until his death and succession by [[Ymper Trymon]]) in the first two books. Spold, in fact, dies during Weatherwax's tenure, some seven or eight pages before Weatherwax meets his own demise. This seems unusual since the job of Archchancellor seems to be traditionally "for life", whether the incumbent dies a natural death or (more usually) by assassination or accident.

			The film version of {{TCOM}} suggests that Spold would be Weatherwax's likely successor should he outlive Weatherwax, which he does not.

	Either way, there was no doubt to his title of oldest living wizard: his death left [[Windle Poons]], his contemporary as a student, as the new holder of that position.		Either way, there was no doubt to his title of oldest living wizard: his death left [[Windle Poons]], his contemporary as a student, as the new holder of that position.

Indulgence: Seems to be a bit long to be marked as a stub.

2017-10-15T23:21:53Z

Seems to be a bit long to be marked as a stub.

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	Either way, there was no doubt to his title of oldest living wizard: his death left [[Windle Poons]], his contemporary as a student, as the new holder of that position.		Either way, there was no doubt to his title of oldest living wizard: his death left [[Windle Poons]], his contemporary as a student, as the new holder of that position.

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JLE at 00:15, 29 January 2016

2016-01-29T00:15:06Z

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	Greyhald "Tudgy" Spold (his nickname is mentioned in {{MP}} and {{LL}}) was Head of the [[Ancient and Truly Original Sages of the Unbroken Circle]] (a.k.a. the Illuminated Mages of the Unbroken Circle) - one of the [[7a\|seven-and-one]] orders of Wizardry at [[Unseen University]] during the events of {{COM}}.		Greyhald "Tudgy" Spold (his nickname is mentioned in {{MP}} and {{LL}}) was Head of the [[Ancient and Truly Original Sages of the Unbroken Circle]] (a.k.a. the Illuminated Mages of the Unbroken Circle) - one of the [[7a\|seven-and-one]] orders of Wizardry at [[Unseen University]] during the events of {{COM}}.

	In {{TLF}}, he sees [[Death]] looking at him oddly, and creates an extremely magical and complicated hiding place, using many rare and smelly oils, a paste made of powdered mayflies, the eightfold [[Octagram\|octogram of Witholding]], red and green candles, protective amulets, and a box made of the wood of the curlyfern pine. Unfortunately, what all his preparations didn't take into account was that the box required air holes, and so the last words he heard were, {{Death\|Dark in here, isn't it?}}		In {{TLF}}, he is reported as being (currently) the oldest wizard in the world. When the senior wizards perform the Rite of AshkEnte, Spold sees [[Death]] looking at him oddly, and creates an extremely magical and complicated hiding place, using many rare and smelly oils, a paste made of powdered mayflies, the eightfold [[Octagram\|octogram of Witholding]], red and green candles, protective amulets, and a box made of the wood of the curlyfern pine. Unfortunately, what all his preparations didn't take into account was that the box required air holes, and so the last words he heard were, {{Death\|Dark in here, isn't it?}}

	In {{MP}}, we learn that as a student he was a friend of [[Windle Poons]] and [[Riktor\|"Numbers" Riktor]], and in {{H}}, you can read about [[Spold's Unstirring Divisor]].		In {{MP}}, we learn that as a student he was a friend of [[Windle Poons]] and [[Riktor\|"Numbers" Riktor]], and in {{H}}, you can read about [[Spold's Unstirring Divisor]] - of which he is presumed, though not confirmed, to be the inventor.

			In ''[[The Discworld Companion]]'' he is listed - probably incorrectly - as having been Archchancellor, although there is no evidence in the books that he ever held this title. If he ever did, he must have held the position before [[Galder Weatherwax]] and retired from it voluntarily: since he cannot have succeeded Galder even notionally before [[Ymper Trymon]]'s takeover, on account of having died eight pages before Galder. It would seem more likely that the Discworld Companion is in error. The film version of {{TCOM}} sort-of-semi-rationalises this by making Spold be Weatherwax's likely successor should he outlive Weatherwax, which he does not.

			Either way, there was no doubt to his title of oldest living wizard: his death left [[Windle Poons]], his contemporary as a student, as the new holder of that position.

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EinFritz: Unstirring Divisor

2013-10-18T16:01:04Z

Unstirring Divisor

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	In {{TLF}}, he sees [[Death]] looking at him oddly, and creates an extremely magical and complicated hiding place, using many rare and smelly oils, a paste made of powdered mayflies, the eightfold [[Octagram\|octogram of Witholding]], red and green candles, protective amulets, and a box made of the wood of the curlyfern pine. Unfortunately, what all his preparations didn't take into account was that the box required air holes, and so the last words he heard were, {{Death\|Dark in here, isn't it?}}		In {{TLF}}, he sees [[Death]] looking at him oddly, and creates an extremely magical and complicated hiding place, using many rare and smelly oils, a paste made of powdered mayflies, the eightfold [[Octagram\|octogram of Witholding]], red and green candles, protective amulets, and a box made of the wood of the curlyfern pine. Unfortunately, what all his preparations didn't take into account was that the box required air holes, and so the last words he heard were, {{Death\|Dark in here, isn't it?}}

	In {{MP}}, we learn that as a student he was a friend of [[Windle Poons]] and [[Riktor\|"Numbers" Riktor]].		In {{MP}}, we learn that as a student he was a friend of [[Windle Poons]] and [[Riktor\|"Numbers" Riktor]], and in {{H}}, you can read about [[Spold's Unstirring Divisor]].

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User: 1 revision: Discworld import

2012-09-23T22:00:33Z

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Dromandkass at 13:51, 9 March 2012

2012-03-09T13:51:14Z

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Greyhald "Tudgy" Spold (his nickname is mentioned in {{MP}} and {{LL}}) was Head of the [[Ancient and Truly Original Sages of the Unbroken Circle]] (a.k.a. the Illuminated Mages of the Unbroken Circle) - one of the [[7a|seven-and-one]] orders of Wizardry at [[Unseen University]] during the events of {{COM}}.

In {{TLF}}, he sees [[Death]] looking at him oddly, and creates an extremely magical and complicated hiding place, using many rare and smelly oils, a paste made of powdered mayflies, the eightfold [[Octagram|octogram of Witholding]], red and green candles, protective amulets, and a box made of the wood of the curlyfern pine. Unfortunately, what all his preparations didn't take into account was that the box required air holes, and so the last words he heard were, {{Death|Dark in here, isn't it?}}

In {{MP}}, we learn that as a student he was a friend of [[Windle Poons]] and [[Riktor|"Numbers" Riktor]].

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[[de:Grauhalt Spold]]