[NR] Northern Digest, Vol 58, Issue 2

[Marc Carlson]

It has several spellings (and since it's a translatieration of a native name, that's not surprising).

The Wikipedia spelling is Quivira.  The Quivara spelling is my error.

M/D



> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 08:16:19 -0800
> From: bolverk187 at yahoo.com
> To: northern at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [NR] Northern Digest, Vol 58, Issue 2
> 
> This is my favorite as well. A question though, in looking up information for 
> myself I found the spelling to be Quavira. Was I not looking in the right 
> place? Anyway by what I read we would be seen as the golden region or realm and 
> I like the sound of that. Either word rolls well off the tounge.
> 
> Thorvald
>  The problem with today is: They just won't let you load the boys (and girls) up 
> in the boat and sail down the coast to burn someone's damn village down. 
> 
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> From: "Niewoehner, Hugh" <Hugh.Niewoehner at flightsafety.com>
> To: "northern at lists.ansteorra.org" <northern at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Mon, February 7, 2011 10:01:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [NR] Northern Digest, Vol 58, Issue 2
> 
> The only one I can comment on is Quivara (or Cibola[sp?] depending on source).
> 
> The Northern region happens to encompass a significant part of the area rumored 
> to be the location of the 'Seven Cities of Gold' which the Conquistadors were 
> seeking.  
> 
> 
> Whatta concept! A period reference to the regions lands for the regions 
> name...and it's easy to yell.
> 
> HE Damon
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> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 22:54:53 -0600
> From: Jennifer Smith <jds at randomgang.com>
> To: "Northern Region of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc."
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> Subject: Re: [NR] Fwd: [Northkeep] Northern Regional Name Survey
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> Please understand that I am *not* speaking as Star Principal Herald in
> this message (thus it coming from my personal address), but merely as
> just an ordinary herald.
> 
> I would much MUCH rather see a list of proposed name _meanings_ first,
> not meanings-in-other-languages. It's far far easier to later find a
> name expert to research, for example, an Old English version of X than
> it is for someone to assert what they believe is the Old English
> version of X -- their name research might be spot-on, or (more likely)
> it might be highly questionable. Few of us are actual name experts,
> and merely having your hands on a modern dictionary is not always that
> useful.
> 
> -Emma
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