Tamlin al'Thor

aka: Tam

Pronunciation: TAM al-THOR

Adopted father of Rand al'Thor. His wife was Kari al'Thor. He lives on a farm in the Westwood near Emond's Field.

Physical Description

He has a thick chest, broad face, lined cheeks, mostly gray hair and is a head shorter than Rand. (TEotW,Ch1)

Chronology

Tam al'Thor leaves the Two Rivers as a boy and joins the army of Illian. He fights in the Whitecloak War, two wars with Tear and the Aiel War rising in rank to Second Captain of the Companions and becoming a blademaster. (TGH,Ch8)
As a young soldier Demetre Marcolin serves under Second Captain Tam al'Thor. (TPoD,Ch13)
At the end of the Aiel War, during the Battle of the Shining Walls, Tam finds baby Rand on the slopes of Dragonmount. He and his wife, Kari al'Thor, return to the Two Rivers with the baby. (TEotW,Ch6, TEotW,Ch16)
At the annual sheep shearing, Tam shears with the other Village Council members. He tells the boys the story of the War of Power and Lews Therin Telamon. (TEotW,Earlier)
Tam and Rand walk to Emond's Field with Bela pulling a cart. He talks with the other townsfolk. (TEotW,Ch1)
Tam meets with the other members of the Village Council. (TEotW,Ch2)
Bran al'Vere, at the urging of Tam al'Thor, suggests that Fain come inside the inn and talk to the Village Council. (TEotW,Ch3)
Rand and Tam head back to the farm. (TEotW,Ch4)
Tam gives Rand his sword. Trollocs attack the farm and Tam is wounded. (TEotW,Ch5)
Rand carries Tam back to Emond's Field In his delirium, Tam rants about the Aiel War and about finding Rand. (TEotW,Ch6)
Nynaeve cannot help Tam. Thom and Bran help Rand bring him to a room in the Winespring Inn. (TEotW,Ch7)
Moiraine Heals Tam. (TEotW,Ch8)
Rand tells Tam he is leaving. Marin and Bran will take care of him till he is well. (TEotW,Ch9)
Abell Cauthon and Tam visit Tar Valon in hopes of learning what happened to Rand and Mat but they are sent home with no information. (TDR,Ch20, TSR,Ch31)
When the Whitecloaks arrive, Tam and Abell manage to escape and hide in the woods. (TSR,Ch29)
Tam and Abell arrive at the old sickhouse and greet Perrin. (TSR,Ch31)
Tam and others ride to scout the Whitecloak encampment at Watch Hill. Halfway there, they stop at Jac al'Seen's place. (TSR,Ch32)
Tam, Abell and the others wait while Perrin, Faile and the Aiel free the prisoners. Tam, Abell and some others hide the Luhhans and Cauthons while Perrin and the rest lead the Whitecloaks away. (TSR,Ch33)
Tam and Abell arrive shortly after Perrin is brought in with an arrow in his side. (TSR,Ch43)
Perrin has Tam, Abell and Bran organize the Emond's Field defenses. (TSR,Ch44)
Tam begins teaching Aram how to use a sword. (TSR,Ch45)
Tam, Abell, Bran and Cenn Buie help Perrin plan in the Winespring Inn. (TSR,Ch53)
Tam al'Thor, Alanna and Ihvon lead the forces at the south perimeter at the defense of Emond's Field. (TSR,Ch56)
Tam and Abell give Perrin advice on how to deal with the mayors of the Two Rivers villages. (LoC,Prologue)

Other References

New Spring - Lan uses ko'di = oneness, void which sounds very much like the concentration technique Tam taught Rand.
New Spring - His name is in Moiraine's notebook as the possible father of the Dragon Reborn.
TEotW,Ch1 - Tam is the best archer in Emond's Field.
TEotW,Ch13 - Rand recognizes Lan's description of mental preparation as the flame and the void that Tam taught him.
TEotW,Ch16 - Nynaeve tells Rand about Tam and Kari al'Thor returning to Emond's Field with a baby.
TEotW,Ch53 - Rand wants to go home to Tam, but knows he cannot.
TDR,Ch20 - Lanfear tells Mat that Tam and Abell came to the White Tower looking for Rand and him.
TDR,Ch24 - Tam wins the Emond's Field quarterstaff competition if Abell Cauthon does not.
TDR,Ch39 - Egwene recalls that Moiraine told them Tam and Kari al'Thor were not Rand's birth parents.
TDR,Ch32 - In his dreams, Rand is visited by Shadowspawn in the guise of his loved ones including his father.
TSR,Ch29 - Marin and Bran tell Perrin that Tam and Abell avoided the Whitecloaks and are hiding in the woods.
TPoD,Ch13 - First Captain Demetre Marcolin recalls serving under Tam al'Thor when Tam was Second Captain of the Companions.

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