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oldschoolfrp · 2 months

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The wizard takes point, ever alert for hidden dungeons and enemies in unexpected places (Bryan Hinnen wrote and illustrated The Mines of Custalcon, Wilderness Book One for the Wilderlands of High Fantasy / City-State D&D campaign, Judges Guild, 1979)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Bryan Hinnen #The Mines of Custalcon #wizard #mage #magic user #Judges Guild #wilderness adventure #Wilderlands of High Fantasy #City State campaign #campaign setting #Anglo Norman #dnd #Dungeons and Dragons

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medievalistsnet · 5 months

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#medieval #england #anglo norman #history #kings

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oldfacesnewdawnoffical · 1 year

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Sorry, asking a lot of Questions... how did you come up with words that don't exist. I've always been in awe of people that do that and you take it to a level beyond space itself! I guess my main question is how do you make up such amazing words?

Everybody who apologies for spamming my inbox with questions is getting bonked with a paper towel roll.

I’m assuming you’re talking about words like the ones used for the leadership’s titles :O (if there’s more or something specific you’re asking after, let me know; I’m a little slow lol)!! Fun fact: most of them aren’t actually fake words ;)

If you take a look at OFND’s dictionary, I’ve actually explained and broken down some of those words! For example:

An “orator” is someone who is “a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.” This works perfectly for my purposes, as an orator within OFND is the head of their faction and the one who speaks on behalf of all their cats. The word itself descends from Latin, alongside Anglo-Norman French.

An orator’s title, “rhema”, is directly derived from the Ancient Greek word ῥῆμα (rhema), which translates to: “utterance, thing said”.

It also sounds like a sound a cat might make!! Rrrrrr-ehh-ma

My biggest advice for choosing words in this light? Pick an element. A substance. If it’s connected to a specific ideal within your story, break down that ideal to its most basic form and pick off pieces that could translate into a broader word!

Some resources I use to do this:

Glosbe - English to Old English Translator

Old English Translator

#old faces new dawn #warrior cats rewrite #warriors rewrite #world building #linguistics #??#fantasy language #fantasy words #old english #Anglo Norman #latin #ask #pigeonpelt

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kemetic-dreams · 1 year

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Johnson is a surname and given name of Anglo-Norman origin, meaning “son of John.” The name John derives from Yochanan, a Hebrew name meaning “God is gracious.” Johnson is the second most common surname in the United States, and ranks at 154th most common in the world.

Is Johnson a Viking name?Their findings reveal that common surnames such as 'Henderson', 'Johnson' and 'Hobson' are all big indicators of Viking ancestry. Names which refer to a personal characteristic, such as 'Long', 'Short' and 'Good' also make it more likely that you have the blood of a Nordic warrior flowing through your veins.

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prawnparachute · 2 months

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Just found a year-old folder full of images and maps of 12th century England on my computer that I have absolutely no memory of creating, despite there being nobody else who could have done it. Very eerie.

#12th century #anglo norman #ghastly ghostly computer happenings

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english-history-trip · 8 months

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Pages from a 13th century manuscript with depictions of the kings of England from Edward the Confessor to Edward I, accompanied by brief summaries of their reigns, along with some highlighted stories.

Edward the Confessor receiving a divine apocalyptic vision from God during an Easter banquet.

Harold II being slain by William I at the Battle of Hastings.

William II, Henry I, Stephen, and Henry II are shown in simple poses with the dates of their lives and reigns.

Richard I first in his imprisonment in Austria, then his assassination at the hands of a boy with a crossbow.

John being poisoned by a monk at Swineshead Abbey (other accounts state that he dies of dysentery).

Henry III at his coronation, symbolically holding a miniature Westminster Abbey, which was lavishly rebuilt under his reign.

Edward I, then the current king, presiding over his court; the accompanying description was either lost or never completed.

#just stumbled on this and thought it was Neat #John does not like the look of that chalice #plantagenets #normans #anglo-saxons #manuscript

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illustratus · 2 months

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The Battle of Hastings by Pierre Joubert

1982 Au temps des Vikings - Les Normands de Guillaume le Bâtard (1982 Viking Age - William the Bastard's Normans)

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amarkofcain · 1 month

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reject coffee shop au embrace medieval au

#the real reason i did archaeology in uni was to write my blorbos as knights #granted i specialised in celtic irish archaeology and we didn't have knights until the arrival of the anglo normans but still #if i finish this fic I'll do one with my blorbos as monks in the same abbey #I'LL DO ONE WITH MY BLORBOS AS FIANNA IN A TÁIN BÓ LMAO

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tchaikovskaya · 2 months

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If u will allow me to say something elitist and dismissive and frankly a little mean…

#I don’t get people who don’t understand very very basic concepts of historical linguistics #like not even what PIE is or how anglo saxon became English after the norman conquest etc #just like. the fact that there are several families of languages that have nothing to do with each other #or that latin or greek isnt the language that every other language came from. how did u graduate HS w honors being so clueless #I understand that not everyone has the same interests as me but in terms of like. world history and basic cultural knowledge #that’s like the equivalent of me not knowing the difference between an atom and a molecule lmao. like HUH???

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oldschoolfrp · 3 months

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From haircut to wrapped leggings, an accurate Norman knight circa 1066 (Jim Holloway, Dragon magazine 40, August 1980) -- OK the bearded axe is more "Viking," but maybe it's a battlefield trophy, or maybe it belonged to his grandfather.

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Jim Holloway #Dragon magazine #medieval #Norman #Anglo-Norman #1066 #Norman conquest #Battle of Hastings #kite shield #nasal helm #battle axe #dnd #Dungeons and Dragons

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royllowarch · 1 year

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Salisbury Cathedral by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: Travelled up to Salisbury today to revisit the wonderful cathedral. It has the tallest spire in the United Kingdom. I climbed to the top of the spire last time I visited back in 2014. The tower is not open at the moment due to Covid-19 rules on social distancing. Salisbury cathedral is one of our newer Norman cathedrals as it was not built until 1220AD. Sadly the weather today as you can see was cloudy and overcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Cathedral

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chasedbybuildings · 7 months

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Exterior wall decoration, Stoke-sub-Hamdon church (Somerset, England), c. 11th century CE.

This chuch is not too far from the school I went to from 1980-85. We would occasionally got to services here. Dragon folklore is quite thick on the ground in south Somerset and, although this creature is usually described as dragon, it is a wyvern. I've always liked how its tongue seems to be grabbing at the warrior's sword.

#medieval #norman #anglo saxon #church #somerset #dragon #sculpture #carving #wyvern #saxon #england #history

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kickasstorrents · 8 days

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raceplay

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#i am the anglo saxon concubine of a norman liege lord

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dailymanuscript · 11 months

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