[Ansteorra] Name History ( was Re: Nordsteorra)

[Chris Zakes]

At 08:05 AM 3/23/2008, you wrote:
>Tivar, this line caught my eye:
>
>On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:01 PM, Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Nordsteorra (or
> > Cibola, or Seagate, or Lupinia) could easily follow that model
> > without breaking up Ansteorra.
> >
> >         -Tivar Moondragon
> >
>
>I know what Nordsteorra has referred to in the past, but can you tell me
>more about the other names?  When were they proposed, and for what areas?
>
>JP

The last time the Southern region was discussing a possible 
principality, I proposed Cibola for a name. (Cibola was one of the 
legendary seven cities of gold, supposedly located somewhere in what 
is now Texas or New Mexico, and probably based on wildly exaggerated 
stories of the Indian pueblos. It was much sought after by Spanish 
explorers in the 1500s.)

I made up the other two names. Seagate is a combination of Seawinds 
and Stargate, thus referring to the Coastal region. Lupinia is based 
on the scientific name for bluebonnets: lupinus texensis and is 
intended to be the central region.

         -Tivar Moondragon