tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post271911227257166787..comments2024-03-14T05:56:44.390+00:00Comments on Edward II: Cool Names Of The Early Fourteenth CenturyKathryn Warnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-60476221836086078662009-03-16T02:10:00.000+00:002009-03-16T02:10:00.000+00:00Oh, jeez... Someone really does need to write a sa...Oh, jeez... Someone really does need to write a sappy medieval 'erotic romance novel' starring Adam le Fuckere and Jordan le Cok. xDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-15610437842546185702008-12-12T05:11:00.000+00:002008-12-12T05:11:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-35190794540187768452008-12-11T08:34:00.000+00:002008-12-11T08:34:00.000+00:00Nan: they're marvellous, aren't they? Imagine the...Nan: they're marvellous, aren't they? Imagine the fun you could have writing a novel about them. :-)<BR/><BR/>And yes, 'Piers Gaveston' is a gorgeous name - for a gorgeous man.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-5032379480816968952008-12-11T00:47:00.000+00:002008-12-11T00:47:00.000+00:00These are wonderful!!!Be sure to take a look at my...These are wonderful!!!<BR/><BR/>Be sure to take a look at my blog "Booking the Middle Ages" for today.. "The Wit and Wisdom of Piers Gaveston" - another great name.<BR/><BR/>http://nanhawthorne.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Nan HawthorneKit mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991738631295745319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-10563626915563184082008-12-09T17:55:00.000+00:002008-12-09T17:55:00.000+00:00Carla: yes, I think you're right - it does sound f...Carla: yes, I think you're right - it does sound familiar.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-74254747512991424222008-12-09T13:20:00.000+00:002008-12-09T13:20:00.000+00:00I rather suspect that 'Longsword' and its variants...I rather suspect that 'Longsword' and its variants could carry a double meaning :-) And the 6 foot sword possibly an even less subtle version of same. Maybe it fulfilled the same sort of role as a Porsche or Ferrari today? <BR/><BR/>Although wasn't King John sometimes nicknamed 'Softsword'? Considering the number of illegitimate children he fathered, the double entendre meaning doesn't seem very appropriate in his case.<BR/><BR/>Wasn't Meliora a Cornish name, from one of those obscure saints?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-12624767450885252032008-12-09T12:11:00.000+00:002008-12-09T12:11:00.000+00:00Thanks, all!Susan: you sooo need to write that nov...Thanks, all!<BR/><BR/>Susan: you sooo need to write that novel. ;)<BR/><BR/>Daphne: I've only seen Adam's last name the once, but 'le Cok' was a surprisingly common name in the early 14th century!<BR/><BR/>Christy: aha, now I get you. :)<BR/><BR/>Gabriele: not sure - the f word is really old, so maybe...<BR/><BR/>Anerje: you certainly couldn't...;)<BR/><BR/>Lady D: you've discovered my secret. :)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-51917246603422417922008-12-09T02:06:00.000+00:002008-12-09T02:06:00.000+00:00Staying in the spirit of descriptive names, I may ...Staying in the spirit of descriptive names, I may have been TOO cryptic with my reference to Longsword/Longespee. I was wondering if the nickname did NOT refer to a metal weapon, but an anatomical feature that saw a lot of action. <BR/><BR/>Maybe Edward III's famous 6'8" sword was meant to be a phallic symbol of power, not an actual instrument of death. The man did have a gaggle of children.Christy K Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-73046200888935085882008-12-09T00:39:00.000+00:002008-12-09T00:39:00.000+00:00Roflol. Did the names mean what the mean today?Chr...Roflol. Did the names mean what the mean today?<BR/><BR/>Christy, I'm not sure even a strong man could do any useful fighting moves with such a monster. <A HREF="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B4ou7O2v_Jk/SRsOFWbal9I/AAAAAAAAB8I/5IHMhhwLcIs/s1600-h/me5.JPG" REL="nofollow">I certainly couldn't</A>.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-35023667457298689822008-12-08T19:25:00.000+00:002008-12-08T19:25:00.000+00:00Oh dear! Oh Dear! Just picked myself up off the fl...Oh dear! Oh Dear! Just picked myself up off the floor and wiped away the tears of laughter. Anerje - I couldn't put it better myself: you really, really could not make these names up - unless you're Terry Pratchett. <BR/><BR/>Alianore - I just knew all that time you were spending on the rolls wasn't just for Ed II research!Jules Frusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207281934232383811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-43786929139842998932008-12-07T19:34:00.000+00:002008-12-07T19:34:00.000+00:00Adam le Fuckere - you couldn't make it up! ROTFL!Adam le Fuckere - you couldn't make it up! ROTFL!Anerjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305237339979790391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-78820727509872925852008-12-07T17:46:00.000+00:002008-12-07T17:46:00.000+00:00PS: The Longespees were antecedents of the de Audl...PS: The Longespees were antecedents of the de Audleys, to bring it into your Edward II era. <BR/><BR/>And Edward III had a battle sword of 6 feet, eight inches, now in a hard-to-access niche at St George's Chapel in Windsor. I'm not convinced that a sword that long could be other than ceremonial.Christy K Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-47811806818573784952008-12-07T17:44:00.000+00:002008-12-07T17:44:00.000+00:00You have to wonder if Adam's bad deed had somethin...You have to wonder if Adam's bad deed had something to do with the derogatory meaning of the word that is the shortened version of his last name. Very interesting.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838072651419264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-62058571467117655242008-12-07T17:24:00.000+00:002008-12-07T17:24:00.000+00:00Adam and Jordan may have been bumbling fools, "scr...Adam and Jordan may have been bumbling fools, "screwing" up everything they touched. <BR/><BR/>I've wondered why William I of Normandy, 896-943, and his descendant 10 generations later, William Longespee, 1176-1226, bastard son of Henry II, carried the nickname "Longsword." Things that make you go, "Hmmm..."Christy K Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19545049.post-51319097768246617252008-12-07T15:46:00.000+00:002008-12-07T15:46:00.000+00:00The rain in Spain falls mainly on Lana Plana?Adam ...The rain in Spain falls mainly on Lana Plana?<BR/><BR/>Adam le Fuckere and Jordan le Cok so badly need to be the heroes of a medieval erotic novel.<BR/><BR/>Love these!Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com