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The Five Great Captains are a group of fictional characters featured in The Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels by Robert Jordan. The Wheel of Time (abbreviated by fans to WoT) is a series of epic fantasy novels written by the late American author James Oliver Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Robert Jordan was the Pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr ( October 17, 1948 &ndash September 16, 2007) under which he

"The Five Great Captains" is a collective name used for the five finest generals in the Westlands. They are known for their supreme skills in the ways of war and strategy. The five men who are known as the Five Great Captains are as follows: Pedron Niall, the Lord Captain Commander of the Children of the Light; Agelmar Jagad of Shienar, the Lord of Fal Dara; Gareth Bryne, former Captain General of the Queen's Guards in Andor; Marshal-General Davram Bashere, Supreme commander of the Saldaean army; and Rodel Ituralde, commander of the armies of Arad Doman. Pedron Niall is a fictional character in Robert Jordan 's Wheel of Time series Gareth Bryne is a Fictional character in Robert Jordan 's Wheel of Time Fantasy series Davram Bashere is a fictional character featured in The Wheel of Time series of Fantasy Novels by Robert Jordan.

Lately however, Matrim Cauthon, because of the lost memories inside his head, has proved to be as, if not more, capable of commanding an army than these five men. Matrim "Mat" Cauthon is one of the main characters of The Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. Therefore he is now viewed as the sixth great captain in the Westlands. Westlands is a suburb of Nairobi that was until the early 1980s composed of residential homes and a few shops which has now developed into a major commercial and economic

The decision to hire Gareth Bryne as the commander of the exile tower's army was based on him being one of the great captains, the only one available to the Aes Sedai in Salidar, since his reputation of winning battles would attract large amounts of recruits. Gareth Bryne is a Fictional character in Robert Jordan 's Wheel of Time Fantasy series The Aes Sedai are a society in the fictional universe of Robert Jordan 's The Wheel of Time book series A fictional village that exists in Robert Jordan 's Wheel of Time series

There are only four of these captains remaining, as Pedron Niall has since been assassinated. It should be noted, that although Mat's inclusion in their number is no doubt deserved, it by no means official, and since the Aes Sedai refer to the Great Captains as living legends, it is doubtful that Mat is commonly numbered among them, as he has only recently come into prominence.

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