[Ravensfort] Just a thought...

[James Northfolke]

Da mihi sis cerevisiam!

;)



On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 12:02 PM, byzytym <byzytym at att.net> wrote:
> So a Roman walks into a bar and
> sez to the bartender, "Give me a Martinius".
> The bartender sez, "Don't you mean Martini ?"
> The Roman sez, "Look, if I wanted more that one,
> I would have ordered more than one".
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Northfolke"
> <jamesnorthfolke at gmail.com>
> To: "byzytym" <byzytym at att.net>
> Cc: <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Just a thought...
>
>
> Or to maintain the Latin: Corvi Levia (plurally nominative--you know,
> all of us); Or if we want to stake claim: Leves Corvorum.
>
> ;)
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 12:07 AM, byzytym <byzytym at att.net> wrote:
>>
>> Documentation of suggested name :
>>
>>
>>
>> “Corvus”
>>
>> is the Latin Genus of Aves ( birds ) which
>>
>> includes Ravens, crows, rooks and jackdaws.
>>
>> Corvus Corax is the “Common Raven”
>>
>> found widespread across the U.S.
>>
>> Corvus Brachyrhynchos is the “American Crow”
>>
>> which populates this area in large numbers.
>>
>> These two birds are remarkably alike except in size.
>>
>>
>>
>> “lyghte”
>>
>> translates as “light” or “lightly”.
>>
>> The following line appears in a medieval
>>
>> Middle English version ( from original Latin )
>>
>> of a book called (in modern English)
>>
>> 'The Seven Sages' ( of Rome ) from about 1450 a.d.:
>> a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17) 3147:
>>
>> "Oppon the bote Thre ravenes lyghte adoun."
>> Or in modern English,
>>
>> "Upon the boat three ravens alighted (down)."
>>
>>
>>
>> So "Corvus Lyghte" is a place where Ravens land or perch.
>>
>> Perfect medieval speak for what happens at the new site.
>>
>>
>>
>> Peace,
>>
>> Volod NotVlad
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: byzytym
>> To: reddigo99 at yahoo.com ; ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Just a thought...
>> Corvus would be excellent.
>> "Corvus Lyghte" would get my vote.
>>
>> V NV
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Kief av Kiersted
>> To: reddigo99 at yahoo.com ; ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] Just a thought...
>> Heilsa all...
>>
>> Sorry about the tardy reply to this thread...
>>
>> Thank you Your Excellency David...you honor me with your suggestion...
>> However, I feel that it would lessen the hard work given by all those
>> folks
>> that have made the new site the shining jewel in the firmament of
>> Ansteorra... I did not have a hand in it's development... I respectfully
>> decline...
>>
>> My suggestion, a slightly different tack on the Raven theme...
>>
>> Corvus Fields...Corvus Hurst, or Wood, or Glade, or Glen......Corvus
>> Vale...
>>
>> Wæs Þu Hæl in TroÞ and FriÞ...!
>>
>> Arenvald Kief av Kiersted, Baron Raven's Fort, Knight, Pelican, Lion of
>> Ansteorra...
>>
>> "Bronze bearing gules - Archaic Thunder"
>>
>> "Better the Hammer than the nail..."
>>
>> ==============
>>
>>
>>
>>> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:08:52 -0800
>>> From: reddigo99 at yahoo.com
>>> To: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>>> Subject: [Ravensfort] Just a thought...
>>>
>>> I've always thought it important that we never forget our history. Our
>>> Baronial history is something that holds us together, and we should find
>>> ways to honor it.
>>>
>>> So...
>>>
>>> Pardon the butchery in spelling but Sir Kief's full name is something
>>> similar to Kief av Kierstad von Arenvald. I was thinking a suitable honor
>>> to
>>> our first noble cousin might be a name for the 2nd site as something like
>>> Arenvald Field. ("field" being only a convienent suggestion).
>>>
>>> Arenvald means something like "Eagle Ruler," as I recall.
>>>
>>> We'd have to ask his thoughts. There's pros and cons, but there you go.
>>>
>>> Yo homey,
>>> David St David
>>
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