We return this week to the endlessly amusing, and often entirely incomprehensible, nicknames of early medieval England We’ve seen previously how many early medieval English nicknames can be both shocking and offensive. Nicknames can often also reference
One cannot help but cast a thought to Hillaire Belloc.
Researching a family tree with branches in Europe, I can attest to the fact that other cultures used names that sometimes referred to rather unflattering physical characteristics. I don't see why the English should have been different
One cannot help but cast a thought to Hillaire Belloc.
Researching a family tree with branches in Europe, I can attest to the fact that other cultures used names that sometimes referred to rather unflattering physical characteristics. I don't see why the English should have been different
The temptation to rename my re-enactment character to Balloc is strong