[NR] Fwd: [Northkeep] [Ansteorra] A regional meeting at Mooneschadowe

[Kevinkeary]

Willow made some good points. IMO Quivara, as Ismat suggested, is fairly easy to 
ronounce and to rhyme.
I'm no Latin scholar, and Latin online translators are terrible. Trying to 
ranslate 'storm' or 'tornado' into Latin produces 'tempest' or 'turbo' 
espectively, plus sufixes that depend on context. 'ia' is an often-seen ending 
n Latin region names (Anglia, Italia, Gallia). Tempestia is interesting but 
urbonia makes me uneasy.
Red and Gold are nice colors, but this meeting is just about a name, not other 
ccoutrements. A region is not a branch, and while it can be named (see 
idrealm) it can't own that name or any armory or livery. The kingdom could 
egister a badge for the use of a region's citizenry, but not a device. And we 
re not proposing becoming a branch, just choosing a name for ourself to make 
dentifying ourselves smoother and, frankly, classier, a move we HOPE the other 
egions in the kingdom will follow.
As far as animals go, I've argued before that we could do worse than to 
ymbolize the northern region as a wolf, as Ansteorra is as a lion and Calontir 
s a falcon, wrote a bad poem claiming the left jambe and eye of the Lion IS a 
olf.

n discussing this with others, though, I have to say there is a lot to be said 
or choosing the horse to symbolize the North, either a true horse, or if a name 
aving to do with wind, sky or storm is chosen, a winged horse (Pegasus). 
either Pegasus nor a horse or wolf is used as a symbol for any kingdom, 
rincipality or region I am aware of.
But all that is unimportant, beyond providing a symbol to bolster regional unity 
nd identity. As we are not a branch, such an animal could at MOST be an 
noffcial usage by the citizenry of the North, or a charge the region petitioned 
he Kingdom to include in a badge she registered for them.
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
I can't be at the meeting no car but please, please check whatever you decide on 
f it can be written into songs and poetry . Also see if you can chant it. It is 
rrible to have a name you can't yell. Think also about the symbols that would 
 with it and possible an animal.
.
illow
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