[NR] NORTHERN REGIONALNAMING a list for heralds and timeline

[Marc Carlson]

Apparently they went on vacation in 2007 and never came back, so never mind...

M/d

> From: okrabbit at cox.net
> To: northern at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 11:47:05 -0500
> Subject: Re: [NR] NORTHERN REGIONALNAMING a list for heralds and timeline
> 
> sounds like a plan to me Marc.  I don’t know who they are so I will let you 
> do that....
> 
> Cassius
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Marc Carlson
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:42 AM
> To: northern at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [NR] NORTHERN REGIONALNAMING a list for heralds and timeline
> 
> A former herald just suggested to me that we zip this over to the St gabriel 
> folks also, just if they have any issues with them.
> 
> M/d
> 
> > From: okrabbit at cox.net
> > To: northern at lists.ansteorra.org
> > Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 09:37:04 -0500
> > Subject: [NR]  NORTHERN REGIONALNAMING a list for heralds and timeline
> >
> > 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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