Aemon al Caar al Thorin
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Aemon al Caar al Thorin son of Caar son of Thorin; the King of Manetheren during the time of its destruction.
A man known for his fearlessness so much so that to have "Aemon's Heart" was a compliment given even among his enemies. It is alluded to but not confirmed in The Eye of the World/Chapter 9 that Aemon was his wife's (Queen Eldrene ay Ellan ay Carlan) Warder.
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King Aemon was with his army at the Field of Bekkar when he received word that a large force of the Dark One's minions were marching on his Mountain Home. He and his forces marched tirelessly to cut off the advancing Trolloc army.
Having been guaranteed that if he could but hold off the overwhelmingly superior numbers of Trollocs and darkfriends for three days, that he could count on the arrival of troops from some of those nations that he had always flown to the defense of (earning Manetheren the title "Thorn to the Dark One's foot and a bramble to his hand"). This they did. After ten days of waiting Aemon realized that he had been betrayed. The fighting continued until all of the forces of Manetheren were forced to what was henceforth called Aemon's Field (later Emond's Field). Every defender was slain.
Eldrene felt Aemon's death on the field of battle. She then drew upon the One Power to avenge her husband. She destroyed every Dreadlord among the Dark One's forces at Aemon's Field. Doing this required more of the One Power than she could handle unaided and she was killed in the doing; the city of Manetheren was melted down to the raw stone of the mountain.
