Sunday, May 24, 2026

Samurai Monk Gandalf


Perhaps it should go without saying that 'Kenobi' probably does come from 'cenobite' - although technically speaking of course Obi-Wan used to be a cenobite when he was Jedi Knight living with other Jedi and now he's more of an 'eremite'.
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