[Heralds] German/Norse name for Destiny

panthyr@texas.net panthyr at texas.net
Fri May 4 15:56:10 PDT 2001


Jodi McMaster wrote:
>
> "C. L. Ward" wrote:
> >
> > Hi, folks.  Gunnora here - just joined the list.
> >
> > Ælfwyn said:
> > >We can certainly tell you the etymological roots of most
> > >names, but it's a mistake to think that they would have
> > >had any significance to the people who used those names
> > >in the Middle Ages.
> >
> > I think you're overstating by a lot.
>
> Note: I was quoting the Academy of S.Gabriel--that's the consensus
> opinion of the crowd there.
>
> AElfwyn, who will occasionally argue about stuff but does defer to folks
> who've researched it for ca. 20 years.

No offense, then, but you should probably consider deferring to Gunnora
on most things regarding Norse culture, including names.

Donal



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