Origins of Ansteorra...

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>  Viscount Galen of Bristol declares,
> >  "Ansteorra" can mean
> >several things, but other than as a reference to Halley's Comet in 1066, all
> >the references I know are SCA.
> Could you tell us more background on the reference to Halley's Comet?
> 
> Does anyone have any information on the choosing of this name for our
> kingdom? What other names were in contention? In what language is
> "Ansteorra"?

This is something I would be verying interested in hearing about. I have
heard several meanings and origins of Ansteorra, but I'd like to know
what the "official" one is.

Ciao,

Phelim Uhtred Gervase

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