Talk:3243: Crystal Gazing
Revision as of 21:09, 8 May 2026 by 81.179.199.253 (talk)
F1RST P0ST!!--158.123.138.25 17:52, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
Why is it "vale of fire" instead of "veil of fire"? 174.20.245.60 18:06, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
- "vale" is a poetic term for a valley. Barmar (talk) 19:06, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
- That is indeed the definition, but seems less appropriate than "veil" which has the connotation of blocking/obscuring.174.20.245.60 20:59, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
- Not just a poetic term, but used in placenames (e.g. the "Vale of Evesham"), a vale generally more being a wide valley/flood-plain, framed by hills, rather than a 'mere' river-cut. But one of the more figurative/poetic terms I hear used is "vale of tears", a particularly sorrowful episode of life.
- (PPE: a 'veil' and a 'vale' of obscuration would each be rather different concepts. Veil is a thin barrier, vale a 'territory' of (iin this case) inpenetrability. I think the chosen wor is as good a term, if not better, than the other... But, I don't know if it's an intentional choice or merely a slipup that fortunately landed on a somewhat-synonymic term.) 81.179.199.253 21:09, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
