Re: Name Prenounciation ?

[karen@georesearch.com (Karen Green)]

Poster: karen@georesearch.com (Karen Green)

As regards the pronounciation of the name "Myrddin":

The correct pronounciation (as far as I can tell) would be something on
the order of MURTH-in.  Not speaking as a herald or Welsh persona, just
as someone who's married to a guy who's both a herald and of Welsh
persona ;)

Also, my lord, you may be interested in reading
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~his016/problem_name_myrddin.html -- it's an
article by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn on the name "Myrddin" and
its origins.

You may also want to look at the following webpages on Welsh names (from
the Academy of St. Gabriel):
- A Simple Guide to Constructing 13th Century Welsh Names by Tangwystyl
verch Morgant Glasvryn (http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/welsh13.html)
- A Simple Guide to Constructing 16th Century Welsh Names (in English
Contexts) by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn
(http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/welsh16.html)
- Late Sixteenth Century Welsh Names by Talan Gwynek
(http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/talanWelsh16.html)
- Welsh Name and Armory References Bibliography
(http://www.itd.umich.edu/~ximenez/s.gabriel/docs/welsh.html)

Yours in Service to the Dream (and back on the Merry Rose, didja miss
me?)

Karen Larsdatter
  wife (!) of Lord Gruffudd (pronounced like "Griffith") ap Cadfael
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