The characters listed here are "fictional," only appearing in stories, tales, songs, etc. [Heroes of the Horn|Horn of Valere] from the [Great Hunt of the Horn|Horn of Valere] are assumed to be real and so are found in the [historical character|Historical Characters] listing.

! [TEotW,Earlier]

* The annual [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] sheep shearing takes place in a meadow called __Widow Aynal's__ Meadow even though no one can remember who __Widow Aynal__ was.


! [TEotW,Ch4]
The crowd in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] begs [Thom|Thom Merrilin] to tell their favorite stories:

* ''The Thousand Tales of __Anla, the Wise Counselor__''
* "__Jaem the Giant-Slayer__"
* ''How __Susa__ Tamed [Jain Farstrider|Jain Charin]''
* "__Mara__ and the Three Foolish Kings"
* __Lenn__ flew to the moon in the belly of an eagle made of fire. His daughter __Salya__ walked among the stars.
* __Mosk the Giant__, with his Lance of Fire that could reach around the world, and his wars with __Elsbet,[1] the Queen of All__
* __Materese the Healer__, Mother of the __Wondrous Ind__
* How __Goodwife Karil__ Cured Her Husband of Snoring
* ''__King Darith__ and the Fall of the House of—''


! [TEotW,Ch6]

* [Rand|Rand alThor] imagines Winternight in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] with fiddlers playing "__Jaem's__ Folly."


! [TEotW,Ch13]

* On the way to [Baerlon], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] tells stories of __Anla, the Wise Counselor__ and "__Mara__ and the Three Foolish Kings."


! [TEotW,Ch27]

* The [TuathaAn] sing many songs for [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Elyas|Elyas Machera] including "__Berin's__ Retreat."


! [TEotW,Ch31]

* [Rand|Rand alThor] plays "__Mistress Aynora's__ Rooster" at the [Grinwell|Mistress Grinwell] farm. The next evening at the inn in [Arien] he plays "Darling __Sara__."


! [TEotW,Ch32]

* At [The Dancing Cartman] in [Four Kings] [Rand|Rand alThor] plays "Jolly __Jaim__" and "__Rhea's__ Fling."


! [TGH,Ch7]

* [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] makes a sarcastic comment to [Rand|Rand alThor] about flying to the moon like __Lenn__.


! [TGH,Ch21]

* At [The Nine Rings] in [Tremonsien], [Rand|Rand alThor] plays "__Old Jak's__ Up a Tree" and "__Goodman Priket's__ Pipe."


! [TGH,Ch25]

* [Rand|Rand alThor]'s reaction to %%ot Daes Dae'mar%% reminds [Hurin] of the time __Teva__ got so mad at a hornet buzzing round his ears, he kicked the nest.


! [TGH,Ch32]

* At Lord [Barthanes|Barthanes Damodred]' party, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] tells the story of ''__Goodwife Mili__ and the Silk Merchant''


! [TGH,Ch34]

* [Thom|Thom Merrilin] entertains Lord [Barthanes|Barthanes Damodred]' guests with "__Mara__ and the Three Foolish Kings," ''How __Susa__ Tamed [Jain Farstrider|Jain Charin]'' and tales of __Anla the Wise Councilor__


! [TDR,Ch31]

* In [The Woman of Tanchico] in [Tar Valon], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] tells the story of "__Mara__ and the Three Foolish Kings." __Mara__ steals the crowns of Kings __Madel__, __Orander__ and __Kadar__ and leaves them floundering in the mud by a river. When the people of Heape hear how foolish the kings are they will have no king at all.


! [TDR,Ch43]

* In [Easing the Badger] in [Illian|Illian (City)], a girl sings "__Mistress Aynora's__ Rooster."


! [TSR,Ch1]

* [Min|Min Farshaw]'s mother named her after __Elmindreda__, a woman of story who spent most of her time sighing at men, when she was not inspiring them to compose songs about her eyes, or her smile.


! [TSR,Ch6]

* When [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] talks about the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway|Twisted red doorway], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] thinks of the children's tale, ''__Bili__ Under the Hill'', but only because of the three answers.


! [TSR,Ch8]

* When [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tell [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] about the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway|Twisted red doorway], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] scoffs thinking of the story where __Bili__ spends the night for a purse always full of gold then finds that ten years have passed.


! [TSR,Ch15]

* After [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] exits the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway], he worries that they will go back upstairs to find ten years gone like __Bili__ in the story.


! [TSR,Ch17]

* To justify staying in the [White Tower], [Min|Min Farshaw] makes up two suitors, __Darvan__ and __Goemal__, who both supposedly want her hand. She is staying in the [White Tower] until she can make up her mind between them.


! [TSR,Ch20]

* [Thom|Thom Merrilin] questions the truth behind stories from past ages. "Did __Mosk__ and __Merk__ really fight with spears of fire, and were they even giants? Was __Elsbet__ really queen of the whole world, and was __Anla__ really her sister? Was __Anla__ truly the Wise Counselor, or was it someone else?"


! [TSR,Ch39]

* In the [Three Plum Court] in [Tanchico], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] tells stories of __Anla, the Wise Counselor__ and "__Mara__ and the Three Foolish Kings."


! [TFoH,Ch3]

* The [Band of the Red Hand] sings:

"We'll drink the wine till the cup is dry,\\
and kiss the girls so they'll not cry,\\
and toss the dice until we fly\\
to dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__.

We'll dance all night while the moon runs free,\\
and dandle the lasses upon our knee,\\
and then you'll ride along with me,\\
to dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__."


! [TFoH,Ch42]

* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] whistles "Dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__."


! [TFoH,Ch43]

* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] whistles "Dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__."


! [TFoH,Ch45]

* The [Band of the Red Hand] sings:

"We'll sing all night, and drink all day,\\
and on the girls we'll spend our pay,\\
and when it's gone, then we'll away,\\
to dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__.

There're some delight in ale and wine,\\
and some in girls with ankles fine,\\
but my delight, yes, always mine,\\
is to dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__.

We'll toss the dice however they fall,\\
and snuggle the girls be they short or tall,\\
then follow young [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] whenever he calls,\\
to dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__."


! [LoC,Ch4]

* [Rand|Rand alThor] does not understand [Aiel] humor, so he tells a joke of his own about __Hu__ and __Wil__, two irascible old farmers who do not get along. The [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] do not get it.


! [LoC,Ch5]

* The [Band of the Red Hand] sings:

"We drink all night and dance all day,\\
and on the girls we spend our pay,\\
and when we're done, then we'll away,\\
to dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__."


! [ACoS,Ch21]

* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] wishes she could forget her worries and sleep for a year until [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] wakens her with a kiss like the __Sun King__ with __Talia__. It is a very improper story.


! [CoT,Prologue]

* With the tension in the [White Tower], [Yukiri|yukiri] worries that the rebels will dance in and empty the house while the rest of them squabbled over who got Great-Aunt __Sumi's__ pewter.


! [CoT,Ch4]


* [Furyk Karede] is so fond of young [Tuon|tuon] that he keeps her doll __Emela__ for ten years until he loses it in the Great Fire of [Sohima|Seanchan (People)].


! [KoD,Ch11]

* In [The White Ring] in [Maderin] a tavern maid sings, "Now __Jac__ gets an hour when the sky is clear, and __Willi__ gets an hour when my father's not near. It's the hayloft with __Moril__, for he shows no fear, and __Keilin__ comes at midday; he's oh so bold! Lord __Brelan__ gets an evening when the night is cold. Master __Andril__ gets a morning, but he's very old. Oh, what, oh, what is a poor girl to do? My loves are so many and the hours so few."


! [KoD,Ch26]

* The [Band of the Red Hand] sings:

"There're some delight in ale and wine,\\
and some in girls with ankles fine,\\
but my delight, yes, always mine,\\
is to dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__.

We'll toss the dice however they fall,\\
and snuggle the girls be they short or tall,\\
then follow Lord [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] whenever he calls,\\
to dance with __Jak o' the Shadows__."


! [KoD,Ch36]


* [Furyk Karede] is overwhelmed that [Tuon] remembers that he kept __Emela__.


! [ToM,Ch24]


* Ordered to bed rest, [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] feels like __Gelfina__ who was locked in a tower for a thousand years.


! [ToM,Ch52]


* Opining on boots, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] speculates what poor __Mop__ might say if asked which pair of boots he will wear, or which pair would be good enough for visiting old lady __Hembrew__.


! Notes

[#1] In earlier printings her name is spelled "Alsbet."