I Thomas Kronans krönikor, den otroende, bok 2, Illearth-kriget, kapitel 17 "Tull's Tale", är berättelsen om Lord Hyrims kamp med turiya Raver Givet, och vi ser honom tala sex ord (fetstil läggas till):
Lord Hyrim stepped forward, planted his staff, said bravely, "Come no closer, turiya Raver. I am Hyrim, Lord of the Council of Revelstone. Melenkurion abatha! Duroc minas mill khabaal! I will not let you pass."
Melenkurion abatha används regelbundet av herrarna i böckerna. Ordlistan i slutet säger helt enkelt:
phrase of invocation or power
Jag är inte omedelbart medveten om de andra fyra orden ( Duroc minas mill khabaal ) som talas någon annanstans i de två första böckerna, och de här orden har ingen förklaring i ordlistan. En viss förklaring kommer emellertid från svaret (djärvt tillagt):
The Giant winced as Lord Hyrim uttered the Words of power. But then he laughed again. “Hah! Little Lord! Is that the limit of your lore? Can you come no closer than that to the Seven Words? You pronounced them badly.”
[I have made this a spoiler, since those who have not read will not want to know about a Giant being mastered by a Raver.]
Att det finns sju ord är vittnar om av domarna (bok 1, Lord Foul's Bane , kapitel 13 "Vespers"):
Seven Words for ill’s despite—
Banes for evil’s dooming wight;
Så här finner vi tydligen sex av de sju orden:
Frågan är om Donaldson, antingen inom serien själv eller någon annanstans i ett officiellt uttalande, någonsin indikerar
“The first is melenkurion, which signifies bastion or source. The second is abatha, suggesting endurance, or the need for endurance. Third is duroc, a reference to Earthpower, the substance of the fire which the lady wields. Fourth comes minas, which also means Earthpower, but in another sense. It indicates Earthpower as a foundation rather than as a form of theurgy.”
As he spoke, each Word seemed to resonate and expand until it strained the fabric of the tent. “The fifth Word is mill, which cannot be defined in human speech, but which implies invocation. The sixth, harad, may be understood as a stricture against selfishness, tyranny, malice, or other forms of despair. It binds the speaker to make no use of Earthpower which does not serve or preserve the munificence of creation. And last is khabaal, to which many meanings may be ascribed. In your mouth, it is an affirmation or incarnation of your sworn oath to the Land.”
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