[Ansteorra] Elfsea

[Darius and Monica]

While I was Herlad in Elfsea I chanced across the Petition to raise siad group
to Baronial Status, the name is describe there to derive from the number of
small lakes in the area so "Elf" for small or diminutive and "Sea" for all the
lakes.

Darius

Rhonda Hays wrote:

> Some time ago, there was a discussion on our local list about traditions.  I
> recall from that one of the reasons why Elfsea is so named is because Fort
> Worth some of the surrounding areas of Tarrant county sit on what was once
> under water.  Fossil Creek is an example of what you can dig up around here.
> We live in NE Parker County, next to Tarrant and have a "drop off" which
> runs the length of our six acres.  We have found all sorts of shells, from
> the small ones to some rather large (6" wide") ones, clearly all from under
> the water.
>
> Our overly large ponds we like to call lakes are mostly the result of the
> Corps of Engineers dealing with the Trinity River, and one rather flood
> prone creek.
>
> Where the "Elf" part of that came in, I don't recall.
>
> in service,
> Lady Medb Liath