[NR] NORTHERN REGIONALNAMING a list for heralds and timeline

[Tadhg]

Greetings,

Thanks for the nod, Cassius, and all your work.

First, I need to amend the pronunciation of Biornrice to "beeorn-reek".

Second, Cassius asked yesterday about making 5 levels of like/dislike. I would recommend that everyone pick their top 5, and see how the numbers break out. That would drop the numbers dramatically, I believe.

Regards,
Tadhg
...brick by brick


--- On Wed, 6/8/11, Cameron Lewis <okrabbit at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Cameron Lewis <okrabbit at cox.net>
> Subject: [NR]  NORTHERN REGIONALNAMING a list for heralds and timeline
> To: "Northern Region of Ansteorra - SCA,Inc." <northern at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 9:37 AM
> Here is the list that Tadhg suggested
> from his mathy-ness capabilities, that I do not have, and
> the meanings and languages if there was information
> given.  I would ask that any name-savvy heralds look it
> over and see if there would be any conflicts or
> mis-whatevers with them so we could cull this list down just
> a bit more before we do a formal polling on names.  We
> would like a name that we can register as only a Kingdom can
> register a region name so no one else takes it.
> 
> This is the 8th of June.
> 
> If we can get any research done by the 27th of June 2011
> the list can get re-compiled and an ad can be put into the
> August blackstar for a polling (who's deadline is July
> 1st).
> 
> This also gives time for new submissions to happen this
> month if anyone would like to do more research for names to
> add to the list.
> 
> I WILL BE CALLING FOR AN OFFICIAL POLLING TO BE DONE IN THE
> NORTHERN REGION AT THE POPULACE OF EACH BARONY, PROVINCE,
> SHIRE, AND CANTON DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2011 AT THEIR
> LOCAL MEETING.
> 
> If anyone thinks that this timeline is bad, please let me
> know, I am always willing to change with new evidence.
> 
> Cassius Lepus
> Baron of Wiesenfeuer
> 
> the list of names follows
> 
> 
> > Hrithmarc
> Means Tempest Land in Old English
> > Hastmark
> means horse lands in Swedish
> > Cyrmoden
> Cyrm, pronounced Kirm, meaning "A clamor, noise" and Oden,
> meaning "a court or chamber, floor space, an indoor area."
> The Court of Noise -
> > Ebenen      german
> means plains, which describes most of Oklahoma and the
> Texas panhandle
> > Midgrens
> Dutch for Heartland
> > Quivara
> Historical (possibly from the Arabic for "Great") name for
> the region including Eastern New Mexico through the Texas
> Panhandle, Oklahoma and Kansas.
> > Styringeard
> Styring, from "styr (pronounced stir) ", meaning "to move",
> like stirring a soup or a stirring song that rouses troops.
> It also is the root of "storm", as clouds and weather were
> moving or stirring. the word "styraman" means "to
> storm".Geard is also Gard, meaning a garden or yard, an
> enclosure of ground. Styringeard (pronounced "Stirring
> Gard") would mean the Stirring Garden.
> > Norchester    middle english
> Northern Fortification
> > Biornrice     old english
> Translated from "warrior, hero" and "realm, people" to
> "realm of heroes" or "people of heroes". Pronunciation is
> roughly "beeorn-rys".
> > Northunor or Norðþunor old english
> Translates to "thunder from the north". Pronunciation is
> roughly "nordh-thunor".
> > Reodweald   don’t know the language
> means Red Land
> > Morland  or Mðrland old english
> Translates to "wild hilly country".
> > Axia
> It's the word "axis" modified with the -ia place name
> suffix to signify that our region is Ansteorra's "north
> star" ( aligned to the polar axis, so to speak).
> > Glomeval
> Conjecturally period, this is a variation on a Norse
> Runestone found in the Northern Region, outside Heavener,
> and shows that a Norseman named "Glome" laid claim to the
> valley, ie: "Glome's Vale", in period, and, in fact,
> previous to the Spanish expeditions. A possible alternate
> translation calls the same area "Gnomeval", or "Valley of
> the Gnomes". The runestone is part of a chain that ran north
> and south, along the present day Oklahoma/ Arkansas border,
> or, the current border of Ansteorra and Glen Abhean, and
> would have referred to not just the immediate valley, but
> "all points west, as far as Glome could hold".
> > Moralor  or Mðralor   old
> english
> Translates to "wild hilly country". Taken from "mðrland"
> (wild hilly country) and "alor" (country) with "alor" taking
> the place of "land". It should work so long as the scribes
> don't inadvertently get the "a" too close to the "l" and
> turn it into a "d". 
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