Earl is too close to eorl.
How about:
TITLES
Baron
Drighten
Lord/Lady
Clan Chieftain/Chieftess
Tribal King/Queen
Eorl
MILITARY RANKS
Warrior
Thane
Ten-Thane
Hundred-Thane
Lt Warlord
Warlord
Warchief
Lt General
General
Warking
Changing names of things
Re: Changing names of things
Perfect!
Baroness Ivarenna Hainasdaughter of the Balmyr
Aide to Goldgotti the City Treasurer
Rune Lord of Orlanth
Hundred-thane, Third Battalion, Mularik's Company
Aide to Goldgotti the City Treasurer
Rune Lord of Orlanth
Hundred-thane, Third Battalion, Mularik's Company
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grumbold99
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Re: Changing names of things
Looks great.
Grumbold Rahlefson of Princeros
Skinny tow-headed beanpole of a man; usually complaining about the weather when not praising the virtues of his wife.
Proprietor of Silks and Sapphires. Conspicuously buy apparel here!
Lt Warlord of the Royal Foot Guard.
Skinny tow-headed beanpole of a man; usually complaining about the weather when not praising the virtues of his wife.
Proprietor of Silks and Sapphires. Conspicuously buy apparel here!
Lt Warlord of the Royal Foot Guard.
Re: Changing names of things
Happy to Roll with that
Re: Changing names of things
Looks solid to me. Makes sense, too.
Quatlu Carasilson
Bvt. Warchief
Royal Foot Guards
Asst. Rune Priest of Orlanth
Colymar Tribe
Bvt. Warchief
Royal Foot Guards
Asst. Rune Priest of Orlanth
Colymar Tribe
Re: Changing names of things
Could we change Eorl to Jarl?
Re: Changing names of things
How about:
TITLES
Baron
Drighten
Lord/Lady
Clan Chieftain/Chieftess
Tribal King/Queen
Jarl
MILITARY RANKS
Warrior
Thane
Ten-Thane
Hundred-Thane
Lt Warlord
Warlord
Warchief
Lt General
General
Warking
TITLES
Baron
Drighten
Lord/Lady
Clan Chieftain/Chieftess
Tribal King/Queen
Jarl
MILITARY RANKS
Warrior
Thane
Ten-Thane
Hundred-Thane
Lt Warlord
Warlord
Warchief
Lt General
General
Warking
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grumbold99
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- Joined: Fri May 19, 2023 11:07 pm
Re: Changing names of things
Jarl sounds very Norse to me, while Thegn, Drighten and Eorl are all Anglo-Saxon in origin even if lining them up in a hierarchical pecking order of rank with Baron, Lord Chieftain and King is not.
Grumbold Rahlefson of Princeros
Skinny tow-headed beanpole of a man; usually complaining about the weather when not praising the virtues of his wife.
Proprietor of Silks and Sapphires. Conspicuously buy apparel here!
Lt Warlord of the Royal Foot Guard.
Skinny tow-headed beanpole of a man; usually complaining about the weather when not praising the virtues of his wife.
Proprietor of Silks and Sapphires. Conspicuously buy apparel here!
Lt Warlord of the Royal Foot Guard.
Re: Changing names of things
I agree, but since we are in a fantasy world we do not need to conform to real linguistic conformity.grumbold99 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:39 pm Jarl sounds very Norse to me, while Thegn, Drighten and Eorl are all Anglo-Saxon in origin even if lining them up in a hierarchical pecking order of rank with Baron, Lord Chieftain and King is not.
Re: Changing names of things
Agree with Grumbold on origins and Eric with that it is whatever feels right for a rune quest background.
Baron is generally a more middling noble rank - above knight but below earl/eorl/jarl. Therefore feels a bit wrong to me for the first rank of nobility to be baron - but happy togo with whatever people want. If the word "knight" feels wrong you could go with the german ritter or perhaps better, the swedish (I believe) riddare (maybe adla?).
But happy to go with whatever feels right to others.
Baron is generally a more middling noble rank - above knight but below earl/eorl/jarl. Therefore feels a bit wrong to me for the first rank of nobility to be baron - but happy togo with whatever people want. If the word "knight" feels wrong you could go with the german ritter or perhaps better, the swedish (I believe) riddare (maybe adla?).
But happy to go with whatever feels right to others.
Baron Rufus Bronzer
Clansman of the proud Kheldon Tribe -This small but very wealthy urban clan is the "most noble" clan of Sartar - but the wealth seems to have passed me by.
Warlord Mularik's Company Orlanth Asst Runelord
Chieftain's son.
Clansman of the proud Kheldon Tribe -This small but very wealthy urban clan is the "most noble" clan of Sartar - but the wealth seems to have passed me by.
Warlord Mularik's Company Orlanth Asst Runelord
Chieftain's son.