The title descends from the Breaking of the World and the formation of the White Tower. At the time, the Seven Seals were dispersed to prevent male Aes Sedai or Shadowspawn from finding them. However, sometime during the Trolloc Wars, knowledge of these hiding places had been lost, and the White Tower apparently never actually possessed them. Since then, while no Amyrlin has known the location of the seals, they still claim the title.