From the
Glossary of The Wheel of Time
Occasionally men claim to be the
Dragon Reborn, and sometimes one of them gains
following enough to require an army to put it down. Some have begun wars that involved many nations. Over the
centuries most have been men unable to
channel the
One Power, but a few could. All, however, either disappeared or were captured and killed, without fulfilling any of the
prophecies concerning the Rebirth of
The Dragon. These men are called false Dragons.