[Ravensfort] Just a thought...

[byzytym]

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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