The mark on Garions hand — is it symbolic of the Rivan line or the mark of his being a sorcerer?
As with most of these questions, there are two schools of thought on this one. Some people believe that the mark signifies Garion’s place in the Rivan line, and point to the fact that all the Rivan kings had the mark, even after they went into hiding and never touched the Orb. Others believe it is the mark of Garion’s sorcery, and point to the facts that 1) we are told that all the sorcerers had some sort of mark signifying their talent — Polgara has her white lock, Belgarath has a mark over his heart, etc. and 2) the mark on Garion’s hand throbs, itches or burns when he uses sorcery, and also has some sort of connection with Polgara’s white lock. It’s also been suggested that the mark simply served both purposes. So, what exactly is on Garion’s amulet? (Thanks to Jonathan Yen for this answer) We have no clue. Eddings only made one comment on what was on the amulet. In Queen of Sorcery, Garion looks at his amulet and notices that it has a strange geometric design. That’s it. For some
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