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Post by silversparrow on Mar 27, 2007 12:32:28 GMT -5
Just wondering if someone can help me define a couple of names from the Pendragon books.
Kentigern and Gernyfhain
Thanks for the help!
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Post by Child of Immanuel on Mar 27, 2007 17:07:24 GMT -5
I believe that the text said that Gern-y-fhain meant something like 'wise woman/grandmother of the fhain/clan' and Kentigern meant 'wise leader of the tallfolk'.
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Post by Treskillard on Jan 18, 2008 21:39:46 GMT -5
What book was Kentigern used in? I don't remember him, but have done some research on the historical Kentigern, who was a saint who founded the city of Glasgow. There are very interesting legends about him that began on Traprain Law east of the city of Edinburgh, which is also a very fascinating archaeological site.
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Post by Tegid on Jan 19, 2008 1:41:28 GMT -5
Ken-ti-gern is a name the Hill Folk of the Wolf Clan had for Merlin. You can find it in chapter 10 of Bedwyr's tale in Arthur and in chapter 1 of "Hidden Tales" in Pendragon.
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Post by Treskillard on Jan 19, 2008 8:14:59 GMT -5
Of course! I didn't recognize it without the dashes! Once I saw the dashes, it all came back to me. Wikipedia (under their article about St. Mungo / alias St. Kentigern) says that "Kentigern" means "chief prince". I don't know what Gernyfhain means. Here's the link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KentigernThanks, Tegid! p.s. I had forgottn to mention that St. Kentigern lived in the 6th century--almost a contemporary of when some scholars think Arthur lived, and not too far off of when Lawhead places his books (my opinion). Has anyone else dated the Pendragon Cycle books more precisely than the 5th or 6th centuries? |
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