H & L

Tailtiu

June 30, 2025

From A Notebook

Could this name be linked to the Hispanic name Toletum, a town of the Carpetani tribe? No further comment, but this is an interesting suggestion from an old notebook.

Gurci

June 4, 2025

Etymology

Two kings of York, Peredur and Gurci.

Talorc

June 4, 2025

Etymology

Talorc (or Talorcan) was a popular name among Pictish kings. . .

Soemil

June 4, 2025

Etymology

The founder of the northern kingdom of Bernicia. . .

Corsoldus

June 4, 2025

Etymology

Corsoldus, a Frisian king.

Frenessican Sea

June 4, 2025

Etymology

A place mentioned in Nennius.

Fiachrae

June 3, 2025

Analysis

Fiachrae is an Irish figure from the days of the Roman Empire’s twilight zone. . .

Old King Cole

June 3, 2025

Discussion

“There is no documentation of a connection between the fourth-century figures and the eighteenth-century nursery rhyme. . .”

Penda

June 2, 2025

Etymology

An outlier idea about this Mercian king.

Beowulf

June 2, 2025

Discussion

Beowulf is full of interesting historical context. . .

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