[Northkeep] Nordsteorra...sigh

Ld.blackmoon ld.blackmoon at cox.net
Fri Mar 25 19:15:41 PDT 2011


greetings

lol, amen !!!
i can hear the heralds now " and this is lord nubie from nurdstiera uumm 
nurdstora, aaahhh nurdstrerra, yea, that sounds right..."
but i have to wonder how long it would take before " north star " became " 
norse scar " ???

Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
Arthur

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From: "Hugh & Belinda Niewoehner" <burgborrendohl at valornet.com>
To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 8:55 PM
Subject: [Northkeep] Nordsteorra...sigh


> Forgive my ignorance, both heraldic and scientific.  I like the idea of 
> the North being associated with the North Star.  My understanding is that 
> the "north star" changes astronomically and it has actually been different 
> stars at different times.  Rather than saying "Polaris", can we not just 
> refer to ourselves as the "North Star"?   Do we not always point or show a 
> good example no matter what time or actual star is presently representing 
> the position/ideal?  I must say , forgive me, I do not like the term 
> "Nordsteorra", however.  The Region of the Northern Star, North Star (not 
> Northshield), just about anything else, but please, not Nordsteorra...
>
> Ismet
>
> On 3/25/2011 3:52 PM, Jennifer Smith wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 3:39 PM, willowjonbardc at juno.com
>> <willowjonbardc at juno.com>  wrote:
>> [...]
>>> we are the North Star, we are Polaris
>> [...]
>>
>> Not to unduly contradict Her Grace, but the herald in me begs to point 
>> out:
>>
>> Polaris Herald is the Principal Herald of Northshield.  (We have
>> Nordsteorra, but not Polaris.)
>>
>> -Emma, Star Principal
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