SR - Naming the region -Reply

[Norman White]

Jin Liu Ch'ang here,

Lyonel said about the proposed names:
> these are the names I have seen bandied about with >the greatest frequency of late:
>
>Campoleon 
>Champs des Lions
>Lionsmouth
>Leontofora
>Lowenstein
>
>I have eliminated from this list Campospina and >Campoazul for lack of interest, Terra de Leons >(conflicts with the nation of Leon), Las Colinas >(conflicts with several housing areas), Lowenhaven >(we don't have any harbors), and Cibola (complaints >that it sounds like Ebola).
>

While Tivar countered:
>I don't want to toss a wrench into the works, don't >forget that the main charge on the arms of the >Kingdom of An Tir is a lion, and IIRC, they use lions a
>fair bit in their awards. We *may* run into some >conflicts or hard feelings
>there.

>Besides, I still like Cibola, because it's a *period* >name for this corner of the world. How many other >SCA kingdoms or principalities can claim that? 
>Ebola is a 20th century phenomenon.

I agree with Tivar.  What is this thing about lions?  I understand that there are actual lions possibly in this area but not at unusual numbers not encountered elsewhere.  It is not as if other kingdoms do not have awards similar to the lions.  The Lions of Ansteorra are from what I understand a continuance of the award of the Lions of Atenveldt and apparently several other kingdoms including but not limited to Antir have similar awards (I am not
a herald).  I am sure that those that have the award of Lions of Ansteorra are proud of this award, as they should be, but why name the new principality after the award?  I like Cibola also and if it rhymes with the 20th century disease ebola, just consider it a sign to our enemies what will happen if they tread on us.

Jin Liu Ch'ang
a.k.a. Norman White
gn-white at tamu.edu
 


           
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