Lackless Rhymes

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“Children's rhymes encoding Lackless family secrets”

Description§

The Lackless rhymes are children's verses that survive in more than one version, ostensibly mocking the noble Lackless family while encoding the secrets they guard. One version enumerates seven things kept in a hidden place, including a ring unworn, a word that is forsworn, a time that must be right, a candle without light, a son who brings the blood, a door that holds the flood, and that which comes with sleeping. Their riddling lines point toward the contents and protections of the Lackless box.

Relationships§

• Mocks The Lackless Family — Ostensibly mock the noble Lackless family while encoding the secrets they guard
• Encodes Secrets Of The Lackless Box — Riddling lines point toward the contents and protections of the Lackless box

Established facts§

• The rhymes exist in more than one version with differing final lines
• They list seven hidden things, among them a ring unworn and a candle without light
• One version closes with 'then comes that which comes with sleeping'
• Both versions reference a candle and other shared elements
• The verses are connected to the secrets of the Lackless box

Theories that reference this§

• plausible Each Chandrian Betrayed a Specific City and the Riddles Tell Us How pop 633
• plausible The Lackless Box Holds Jax's Flute That Trapped the Moon pop 502
• plausible The Lackless Box Holds the Moon's Stolen Name, Kept Dreaming pop 297
• fringe Kvothe Will Re-Ignite the Creation War by Opening the Lackless Door pop 285
• plausible Lady Lackless' 'Black Dress' Is a Phonetic Cipher for the Blac of Drossen Tor pop 182
• fringe The Cthaeh Could Secretly Be Lyra Rather Than Selitos pop 171
• fringe The Lackless Rhymes Are Riddles Encoding Seven Symbolic Dichotomies pop 165
• fringe The Lackless Rhymes Are Riddles Encoding Seven Symbolic Dichotomies pop 165
• fringe The Lackless Rhymes Encode a Cyclical Tragedy, Not Just Physical Keys pop 120
• plausible Auri's Four Gifts Map Onto the Four Doors of the Mind pop 70
• plausible The Cthaeh's Joke: 'Stick by the Maer' Literally Means the Lackless Box pop 67
• fringe The Lackless Box Opens When Kvothe Bleeds On It, Releasing the Moon pop 56
• plausible A Candle Is the Hidden Key That Opens the Four-Plate Door pop 56