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Posted 09 January 2007 - 04:35 PM
Kiska - Giggle in Bulgarian
I have stolen princesses from sleeping barrow kings
I have burned the town of Trebon
I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life
I was expelled from the University at a younger age most people are allowed in
I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during the day
I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make minstrels cry
You may have heard of me....
I have burned the town of Trebon
I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life
I was expelled from the University at a younger age most people are allowed in
I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during the day
I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make minstrels cry
You may have heard of me....
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Posted 10 January 2007 - 09:44 PM
BridgeBurner;147721 said:
Darujhistan
Capustan
-stan is taken from the Persian language, meaning country, nation or land belonging to a tribe; (comparable with Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc).
I know. Hard to miss that one
Capustan
-stan is taken from the Persian language, meaning country, nation or land belonging to a tribe; (comparable with Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc).
I know. Hard to miss that one
Well, in Polish 'stan' means state and 'Kapusta' means cabbage so despite of all horrible things that happen there everytime I read Capustan I think about fields of cabbage streching evrywhere - a mental image akin to Sto Plains on Discworld
And 'Dar' means Gift.
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Posted 11 January 2007 - 07:52 PM
My name means state in Polish O.o? kewl
I have stolen princesses from sleeping barrow kings
I have burned the town of Trebon
I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life
I was expelled from the University at a younger age most people are allowed in
I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during the day
I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make minstrels cry
You may have heard of me....
I have burned the town of Trebon
I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life
I was expelled from the University at a younger age most people are allowed in
I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during the day
I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make minstrels cry
You may have heard of me....
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Posted 12 January 2007 - 11:09 PM
Mael was king of Leinster(irish province) in the times of the vikings and brian boru
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Posted 13 January 2007 - 07:26 PM
Bl1nder;150458 said:
My name means state in Polish O.o? kewl 
And Sam means alone, by himself - now think Uncle Sam
:ehh:
Evolution, just like gravity, works even if you don't believe in it.
Stupidity doesn't hurt but it kills.
Stupidity doesn't hurt but it kills.
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Posted 16 January 2007 - 11:52 AM
Illuyankas;147815 said:
Fear, Trull, Binadas, Rhulad. Fear has that internal monologue about how Trull was first of his brothers, and stuff.
I thought Binadas was the second oldest. Yeh im fairly sure now *checks for books*
No wait im wrong.
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Posted 24 January 2007 - 06:59 PM
Dolorous Menhir;147813 said:
Trull is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated two miles south west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 1,861.
I know people who live in Trull...
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 04:36 PM
Logros may have come from the Greek word Logos, meaning anything from word, speech, tale, story, reckoning, account, proportion, reason, and rationality
but if i had to make a connection i'd say that since Logros is the leader of the first clan of the first empire, it's a connection to the phrase "In the beginning there was the word (logos) and the word was god"
but if i had to make a connection i'd say that since Logros is the leader of the first clan of the first empire, it's a connection to the phrase "In the beginning there was the word (logos) and the word was god"
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Posted 01 March 2007 - 08:50 PM
Not so much a name meaning but it's interesting. The idea for Drift Avalii may have come from reading Greek/Roman mythology. The island of Delos (birthplace of Apollo and Artemis) was supposed to have been a wandering island that drifted about the Aegean until the Gods (maybe Apollo, i forget) pinned it down in a permanent location.
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Posted 04 March 2007 - 08:06 PM
rlfcl;163904 said:
Not so much a name meaning but it's interesting. The idea for Drift Avalii may have come from reading Greek/Roman mythology. The island of Delos (birthplace of Apollo and Artemis) was supposed to have been a wandering island that drifted about the Aegean until the Gods (maybe Apollo, i forget) pinned it down in a permanent location.
Delos was "pinned down" because it allowed Leto to give birth to Apollo and Artemis. Hera hounded her through all the known lands, refusing to let her give birth due to Zeus' infidelity. It is never really mentioned which gods anchored the island, only that it was a gift from the gods in return for offering Leto a sanctuary.
The possibility of Drift Avalii being pinned down is intriguing. If the right person sat on that throne....
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Posted 12 August 2007 - 12:25 PM
Just came across a reference to "Assail" from an Irish/Celtic legend. One of the celtic gods, Lugh, had a magical weapon called the spear of assal, or Gae Assail in the irish language.
Had me curious as to where Assail was supposed to be, but there is differing info there. Some refences say that Assal/Assail was a person/god, while others refer to an island, or the wild lands.
But, Assal is thought to be a derivative of Asal, the Irish word for Ass/Donkey. So this must mean that the continent of Assail, is the home of the magical donkeys that help Pust and Kruppe. ;-)
Had me curious as to where Assail was supposed to be, but there is differing info there. Some refences say that Assal/Assail was a person/god, while others refer to an island, or the wild lands.
But, Assal is thought to be a derivative of Asal, the Irish word for Ass/Donkey. So this must mean that the continent of Assail, is the home of the magical donkeys that help Pust and Kruppe. ;-)
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Posted 21 August 2007 - 03:10 AM
On a tangent to name meanings, I realized as I was reading RG that I say shadowthORN instead of shadowthrone. Mostly because it is more descriptive...
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Posted 22 August 2007 - 09:07 AM
Binder of Demons;204518 said:
Just came across a reference to "Assail" from an Irish/Celtic legend. One of the celtic gods, Lugh, had a magical weapon called the spear of assal, or Gae Assail in the irish language.
Had me curious as to where Assail was supposed to be, but there is differing info there. Some refences say that Assal/Assail was a person/god, while others refer to an island, or the wild lands.
But, Assal is thought to be a derivative of Asal, the Irish word for Ass/Donkey. So this must mean that the continent of Assail, is the home of the magical donkeys that help Pust and Kruppe. ;-)
Had me curious as to where Assail was supposed to be, but there is differing info there. Some refences say that Assal/Assail was a person/god, while others refer to an island, or the wild lands.
But, Assal is thought to be a derivative of Asal, the Irish word for Ass/Donkey. So this must mean that the continent of Assail, is the home of the magical donkeys that help Pust and Kruppe. ;-)
Maybe Forkrul Assail comes from "For K'rul, assail"? I'm not sure tere are any reference about that in books. That's just my idea.
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Posted 10 October 2007 - 10:00 PM
Xaspian;142032 said:
Can anyone work out:
-Shadowthrone?
-Fear?
-Sorry?
-Pearl?
-Shadowthrone?
-Fear?
-Sorry?
-Pearl?
I was under the impression that Pearl was not Pearl's real name, but rather a pseudonym, for he leaves a pearl with his victims, like he did with the woman at the end of HoC, can't remember her name though. In DG when the Claw is hunting Kalam Topper speaks to Kalam through a corpse and he calls Pearl Salk Elan, perhaps it is more than just a made up name then.
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"I'm harmless, the non-violent kind of psycho."
'"If a tree falls in the woods and there is nobody there to hear it, does it makes a sound?"' the answer is an unequivocal "no." The falling tree simply produces waves of energy. The experience of "sound" is a phenomenon of the auditory system.'
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Posted 25 November 2007 - 01:28 AM
According to libraryireland.com, "mael" means 'devotee' or 'servant'.
An 'Ardat Lili' is an Sumerian succubus. Perhaps that is the origin of Ardata's name?
Mappō is the third age of Buddhism, when people become morally corrupt.
Mogora is a place in Africa.
Eres is probably from Eros, which literally means "desire". Eros was a Greek primordial deity.
A rake is a stock character who wastes his fortune on wine, women, and song.
An 'Ardat Lili' is an Sumerian succubus. Perhaps that is the origin of Ardata's name?
Mappō is the third age of Buddhism, when people become morally corrupt.
Mogora is a place in Africa.
Eres is probably from Eros, which literally means "desire". Eros was a Greek primordial deity.
A rake is a stock character who wastes his fortune on wine, women, and song.
