[Namron] What's in a name

[Jim L Couch]

Good people of Namron. I am one of those new people that her most gracious 
excellency Maleah spoke of at populace last night. Paraphrasing, she said 
something to the effect that your name may change many times during your 
involvment in the SCA. 
 That said, I would like some suggestions on a Icelandic/Viking persona 
about 900ad..ish. I have been using The Viking Answer Lady's website and she 
has a great list of male vikings names. One that I am considering is Guðmundr 
Grímr. But I am not completely sure if I am using the r's at the end of it. 
I am also not exactly sure how to pronounce it. It looking at a 
pronunciation key it sounds like GWod-mund Grrim to me. I kind of like the 
sound of it, and the flow of it.. But I am not married to it. :) It seems, 
from reading, that they also would use nicknames. Like Erik the Red etc 
etc.. but it seems like some of the stuff I am reading conflicts with other 
stuff I read. I have read that they didnt use surnames but instead had a 
given first name and then used their fathers, or mothers sometimes, name as 
a last. 
 Any feelings, thoughts, ideas for a 900ish name?
 Jim, err wait.. who am i today?
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