A Man of Value (28 page)

Kirkthwaite
—Surname of Agneta’s family AMOV

Kirkthwaite Hall
—Ancestral home of Agneta’s family, destroyed in a raid by the Scots AMOV

Köln
—German (Saxon) town, known as Cologne in English; CA

La Cuisinière
—Legendary Norman cook at Montbryce Castle; her name simply means ‘The Cook’ CP

Lande Pourri
—A wooded area outside Caen PIB

Leofric Deacon
—Saxon friend of Caedmon AMOV; badly injured at Alnwick; marries Coventina Brightmore

Llys (plural Llysoed)
—A building that served as a royal court for a commote in Wales. Stone castles were virtually unknown in England and Wales before the Conquest

Lothar von Süpplingenburg
—Saxon Duke who became Holy Roman Emperor CA

Löwe
—Dieter’s Rottweiler, CA

Mabelle de Montbryce
—Norman heroine of CP; wife of Ram de Montbryce; Countess of Ellesmere and Comtesse de Montbryce; AMOV, PIB, DP

Mabelle de Valtesse
—Maiden name of Mabelle de Montbryce; CP, AMOV, PIB, DP

Magnus Braunschweig
—Dieter’s comrade, CA

Margaret, Queen of Scotland (Saint Margaret)—AMOV, CP; historical figure known for her piety; Saxon; second wife of King Malcolm Canmore; sister of Edgar Aetheling.

Marguerite de Montbryce
—Daughter of Robert and Dorianne

Martin Bonhomme
—Norman steward at Ellesmere; son of Mathieu

Mathieu Bonhomme
—Son of Fernand; goes to England to be steward at Ellesmere, father of Martin Bonhomme

Mathieu de Montbryce
—Son of Antoine and Sybilla. PIB

Melton Bernard de Montbryce
—Eldest son of Hugh and Devona; named for Devona’s family name and Hugh’s father. PIB

Michel Cormant
—Norman steward at Alensonne; father of Barat, Theo and Paul; CP

Montbryce
—Noble Norman family at the heart of the Legacy

Mont St. Michel
—Abbey church of Carolingian origin built on an island off the French coast.

Morwenna verch Morgan
—Welsh; betrothed to Rhodri; villain; mistress of Phillippe de Giroux; CP, DP

Myfanwy Dda
—Welsh mother of Rhonwen; healer; murdered by Phillippe de Giroux; CP, DP

Myfanwy Mabelle verch Rhodri
—Eldest child of Rhodri and Rhonwen; becomes a Prioress. DP, DB

Neuadd
—The communal great hall in Welsh buildings

Northumbria
—North east part of England; site of constant conflict between Scots and Normans.

Oda
—maidservant to Sybilla ILDE

Paul Cormant
—Norman steward (Alensonne)

Phillippe de Giroux
—Norman villain; CP, DP, PIB

Pierre de Fleury
—Norman soldier; friend of the Montbryce brothers; killed at Hastings; CP

Pierre de Giroux
—Norman villain PIB; brother of heroine, Dorianne

Ragna FitzRam
—English daughter of Caedmon and Agneta; holy terror; becomes known as The Wild Viking Princess.

Rambaud (Ram) de Montbryce
—Norman nobleman; hero of Hastings; confidant to William the Conqueror. First Earl of Ellesmere; Comte de Montbryce; eldest son of Bernard de Montbryce, brother to Antoine and Hugh. Hero of CP. AMOV, PIB & DP

Regis
—Antoine’s stallion ILDE

Renouf de Maubadon
—Norman (Angevin) villain of PIB

Rhodri ap Owain
—Welsh villain turned hero. CP, AMOV, DP

Rhonwen Dda
—Welsh/Saxon heroine DP. Healer CP

Rhun ap Rhodri
—Welsh patriot; son of Rhodri. Twin of Rhydderch. Redhead. DB, hero of WTH

Rhydderch ap Rhodri
—Welsh patriot; son of Rhodri and Rhonwen. Redhead. Twin of Rhun. DB, hero of WTH

Rhys ap Rhodri
—Eldest son of Rhodri; hero of DB. Appears in AMOV

Robert Curthose
—Son of William the Conqueror; became Duke of Normandie on his father’s death; coveted his brother Henry’s throne; captured by Henry at Tinchebray and imprisoned for the remainder of his life. PIB

Robert de Montbryce
—Eldest son of Ram and Mabelle; born in England. Becomes Comte de Montbryce. CP, AMOV, DP; hero of PIB

Ruyton
—Location of Shelfhoc Hall

Schnell
—Dieter’s greyhound, CA

Shelfhoc Hall
—Ancestral home of the Woolgars in Ruyton, Shropshire, England.

Sibell
—Mabelle’s mare in CP

Simon Hugo
—Norman serf at Alensonne who murders Arnulf de Valtesse to avenge his daughter. CP

Stephen Marquand
—ILDE Norman neighbour of Meltons

Sybilla de Taloche
—ILDE; heroine; Angevin; widow of Denis de Sancerre, mother of the dwarf, Denis de Sancerre. Marries Antoine de Montbryce

Théobald Cormant
—Norman steward; brother of Barat

Torod
—Norman villain; thug, henchman of Renouf ILDE

Trésor
—Cook at Ellesmere. The French word means ‘treasure’.CP

Tristan Bonhomme
—Son of Honoré; steward at Montbryce

Tybaut
—AMOV; steward at Shelfhoc Hall; Norman

Vangeline Bonhomme
—Wife of Fernand; dies in 1066; CP

Velox
—Hugh’s stallion in ILDE

Victoire
—Cook at Domfort Castle; ILDE

Vormund
—Hovawart breed dog; saves Dieter’s life

Wilona Melton
—Saxon mother of Devona, heroine of ILDE

Woolgar
—Married name of Ascha Bronson, widow of Sir Caedmon Woolgar, a housecarl of King Harold who died at Hastings; CP, AMOV

Wyvern
—Caedmon’s horse; saves his life at Alnwick. AMOV

LEXICON

Fr
.=French

W
.=Welsh

G
.=German

OE
.=Old English

S
.=Scottish

L
.=Latin

D
.=Danish

Abbesse
Fr
. Abbess

Af Odin!
D
. By Odin!

Alaunt gentil
Fr
. Breed of hound

Ap (or Ab)
W
. Son of

Arrête
Fr
. Stop!

Auf Weidersehen
G
. Goodbye

Au revoir
Fr
. Goodbye

Barm
OE
. Yeast

Bébé
Fr
. Baby

Brychan
W
. Woven blanket

Ceilliau
W
. Testicles,

Codex
L
. journal

Cog -type of ship

Colonus, pl. Coloni L. Bondservants, later known as serfs

Commote
W
. area of administration in Wales

Comte
Fr
. Count

Comtesse
Fr
. Countess

Cuirass(e)
Fr
. Breastplate armour

Cymru
W
. Wales

Cymraeg
W
. Welsh language

Derrière
Fr
. Bottom, backside

Dieu
Fr
. God

Ddoe
W
. Yesterday

Draugr
D
. Revenant, lost soul

Dros Cymru
W
. For Wales

Duw
W
. God

Duwiau
W
. Gods!

Eke
OE
. Extra chamber added to the bottom of a beehive

Enceinte
Fr
. Pregnant

Enfant
Fr
. Child. Mes enfants=my children

Exactement
Fr
. Exactly

Fils
Fr
. Son

Fortæl mig
D
. Tell me

Fromage cremeux
Fr
. Cream cheese

Fy Nuw
W
. My God

Garderobe
Fr
. Latrines

Godemite
OE
. Saxon expletive, God Almighty

God hund
D
. Good dog

Godisgood
OE
. Yeast

Gottes segen
G
. Godspeed

Gott sei Dank
G
. Thanks be to God

Gräfin
G
. Countess

Grandmaman
Fr
. Grandma

Gut!
G
. Good!

Hackle
OE
. Conical shaped protection for beehives

Ich bin es
G
. It’s me.

Ich liebe dich
G
. I love you

Ja
G
. Yes

Jardin
Fr
. Garden

Je t’aime
Fr
. I love you

Jongleur
Fr
. Minstrel, juggler, medieval entertainer

Kommen
G
. Come!

Knarr
D
. Merchant ship used by Vikings

Laks
D
. Smoked salmon

Lamellar Armour made of leather plates

Là
Fr
. There

Léine
S
. Shirt worn by men and women (Gaelic)

Liebling
G
. Sweetheart, darling

Llys
W
. (plural Llysoed) A building that served as a royal court for a commote in Wales.

Ma chère
Fr
. My dear