The Wizard Knight Companion by Michael Andre-Driussi

Author:Michael Andre-Driussi
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780964279537
Publisher: Sirius Fiction
Published: 2009-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

khazneh

knights

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lamiae

ler

lothur

lynnet

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mag

magic helm

marder

mirmir

moonrise

mother

mystery of king gilling’s murder

mythgarthr

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nastrond

nolaa

nykir king of arms

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olof

ossar

owan

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Palamedes see names on the wind.

Papounce one of Beel’s upper servants, in charge of the other servants (I, chap. 47, 293).

Onomastics: Scott Wowra wonders if it might be a playful “papa ounce,” or “father cat,” perhaps alluding to his cat-herding of the servants.

Parka the woman from Kleos who gave Able his bowstring (I, chap. 1, 21). Her cave is between Aelfrice and Mythgarthr (I, chap. 2, 24). Her work with the string (spinning, measuring, and cutting) recalls the three Fates, and the string itself seems to be made up of lives, furthering this association. Parka names him, and when he resists, she penalizes him: “The lower your lady the higher your love” and “You shall sink before you rise, and rise before you sink” (21). Able meets her again through the Room of Lost Loves (II, chap. 22, 261).

Myth: (Latin) Parca, mythic name for the Furies.

Commentary: Norse mythology is very clear that the Æsir have no power over Fate. Wolfe incorporates this by having Fate come from a higher world.

Payn the Earl Marshal’s chief clerk (II, chap. 29, 354). He is the bastard son of Escan, the Earl Marshal, by way of Wiliga, maid of Escan’s mother (II, chap. 36, 431).

Onomastics: Payne means “rustic” (Latin), “pagan” (English).

Pholsung a former king of Celidon, grandfather of Beel and Arnthor (I, chap. 48, 298; 302).

Pholsung

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Uthor (Prince)

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Arnthor (Duke) Beel (baron)

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Idnn

Myth: (Norse) Phol perhaps is Vol, thought to be a fertility god.

Potash teacher of chemistry and physics in America (I, chap. 7, 56).

Pouk Badeye a sailor Able hired at Irringsmouth (I, chap. 15, 102). Able says his age is around twenty when they are near the pass (I, chap. 50, 314). After Able left him the last time, Pouk was important. “He was Master Pouk then, and worked for the king” (I, chap. 31, 197). Ah, but who is the king after Arnthor?

Onomastics: Shakespeare’s Puck, from Middle English pouk (evil spirit, puck, goblin) and perhaps Norwegian Puk (a water sprite).

Queen of the Wood another name for Disiri (I, chap. 9, 73).

Quixote see don quixote.

Qut the leader of the men-at-arms at Redhall (II, chap. 27, 337). His name “sounds southern,” and in fact his mother was from the south.

Onomastics: Old Turkish word meaning “princely charisma,” “grace of heaven,” “blessing.” (Found carved on a stone in runic script.)

Ran a sea goddess known to sailors (I, chap. 17, 115).

Myth: Norse wife of Ægir, the sea-deity. Her name means “plunder.” She drew seafaring men down to herself in the depths. See aegri’s isle for possible connection.

Ravd the best knight Able ever saw (I, chap. 4, 38). He had been Sabel’s squire for 12 years, which suggests that he was at least 24 when he was knighted. He pays Able to guide him through the woods to Glennidam. His shield shows a gold lion with bloody claws (I, chap. 8, 60). Toug thinks his name means “ravisher” (61). Redhall is his manor. The outlaws near Glennidam kill him. Years

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