Effingham-dono... Greetings... kurios eleison... ehehe... Ahhh... Russian Orthodox... hmm.. didn't know they used the same word, which is what threw me......
10191
James Eckman
FUGU@...
Aug 1, 2003 2:35 pm
... to be ronin. You mean something's changed ;) They still don't want to become ronin. Nowadays it means a student attempting to enter a college and waiting...
10192
Solveig
nostrand@...
Aug 1, 2003 3:33 pm
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! When you are at an SCA event, you are NOT in Europe. This is true even in Drachenwald, where you are at least mundanely...
10193
John
spike_fan_mox
Aug 1, 2003 3:55 pm
Sloveig, You make a fine point, and one that I hadn't considered before. From the opinions i have heard here, and my own thoughts, I think I will go the route...
10194
Richard Brooks
skyscraperpr...
Aug 1, 2003 5:06 pm
... This sounds similar to mine..My persona is that of a Momoyama period Samurai woman, a warrior born roughly around 1570. Her whole life, her country has...
10195
Solveig
nostrand@...
Aug 1, 2003 6:10 pm
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... The emerging trend in the late 80's was for parents to place their children in selective nurseries which had...
10196
John
spike_fan_mox
Aug 1, 2003 7:53 pm
here goes nothing. odawara no tetsu-tora ichiro literally (i hope) : first son iron tiger of odawara thoughts? critiques?...
10197
Yama Kaminari no Date...
dateyukiie
Aug 1, 2003 8:23 pm
... I say...(IMHO) don't explain... Since the SCA world is as topsy-turvey as it is, and since there are so many anomolies...so many "Anachronisms..." then...
10198
Ii Saburou
tatsushu
Aug 1, 2003 11:00 pm
... I recommend the archives on that subject. Should be LOTS of material by now! -Ii...
10199
Ii Saburou
tatsushu
Aug 1, 2003 11:12 pm
... The 'tetsu-tora' doesn't sound like any name I have ever heard in Japanese, unfortunately Odawara no Ichiro sounds fine, but a lower class name, it seems. ...
10200
Jason Silver
sca_singles
Aug 1, 2003 11:44 pm
To all who are going to Pennsic, and being that I am not, I have 1 request! PLEASE TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!! Would love to see pictures of the people from the...
10201
Jason Silver
sca_singles
Aug 2, 2003 3:30 am
Greetings! Solveig, I have gotten my hands on the book you suggested not to look at, it has helped some what.. But I have been attempting to get my hands on...
10202
starscrossing
Aug 2, 2003 4:08 am
Please indulge another question: I've been reading the various takes on Japanese terms of address for use in the SCA and now I'm confused. Most of them work...
10203
John
spike_fan_mox
Aug 2, 2003 4:48 am
... I'm not ... do have ... kanji ... Well, i was going for "iron tiger" tetsu= iron tora= tiger hence tesutora But i looked at a website for names, and it...
10204
Anthony J. Bryant
sengokudaimyo
Aug 2, 2003 5:32 am
... Three problems. (1) There is no evidence that Japanese ever formed names as "of [some given place]." They may be *from* that place, and occasionally thus...
10205
Anthony J. Bryant
sengokudaimyo
Aug 2, 2003 5:36 am
... You couldn't call her "Walnut Grove" anything. She's not the daimyo of Walnut Grove. She's only *from* there. By default, you'd have to call her...
10206
Solveig
nostrand@...
Aug 2, 2003 6:01 am
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! ... As much as I may like Karl der Gross, last time I looked, there still was no early-period cut-off in the Society's...
10207
Solveig
nostrand@...
Aug 2, 2003 6:01 am
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig. Daibukan by Hashimoto is too old to have an ISBN. Copies are held by the following libraries: NY COLUMBIA UNIV, E ASIAN...
10208
Solveig
nostrand@...
Aug 2, 2003 6:18 am
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... Getting a bit better, but still not quite there. 1) Takahashi is a family name and so you really do not need Odawara....
10209
starscrossing
Aug 2, 2003 8:11 am
Thank you very much for the advice. I appreciate it greatly. This is one of those details that I find very important but very confusing because of the way...
10210
Ii Saburou
tatsushu
Aug 2, 2003 10:56 am
... Walnut Grove-dono or Anne-hime would probably be the most appropriate. See http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/Miscellany/Miscellany.html and look at 'Modes of...
10211
Ii Saburou
tatsushu
Aug 2, 2003 11:00 am
Okay, listen to Hiraizumi-dono. He knows much more than I. -Ii...
10212
John
spike_fan_mox
Aug 2, 2003 1:39 pm
Anthony, Yes, i have read your page, as it was linked from the Clan Genji site, and i will say that it was detailed.You describe it as "Very basic?" Huh, ok. ...
10213
autumnriver
Aug 2, 2003 2:01 pm
... known ... *blinks* Hey! Another Iowegian! From Deodar, no less! Hi, Sabelina! *waves* I remember you came up here for archery practice once. Good to...
10214
John
spike_fan_mox
Aug 2, 2003 2:22 pm
... Sloveig, Thanks for the thoughts, and between you and Anthony, I am sure I will figure out something..LOL Anthony pointed out, as you did, that takahashi...
10215
John
spike_fan_mox
Aug 2, 2003 2:42 pm
Good morning All, Assuming that my lastest version of a name passes the test, I figure it is time to think about a crest, or Mon. Is there an online gallery of...
10216
Anthony J. Bryant
sengokudaimyo
Aug 2, 2003 3:39 pm
... LOL! ... On TV and in movies, all the time. It's how directors/actors "remind" the audience that the speakers are foreign. But in point of fact, in real...
10217
Rosemary Norwood
rosemarynorwood
Aug 2, 2003 3:49 pm
You make one up with (hopefully) regards to Japanese style and convention. There are a number of mon/family crest books available, I seem to have a good number...
10218
Anthony J. Bryant
sengokudaimyo
Aug 2, 2003 3:56 pm
... Well, yeah. There are whole books on the subject. <G> ... I put that there because I know there are folks who'll wonder. I don't encourage it's usage....
10219
Anthony J. Bryant
sengokudaimyo
Aug 2, 2003 4:08 pm
... You're getting farther and farther away. Japanese did not as a rule *use* adjectivals. Very rarely as a nickname, but not anywhere like we do ("Richard THE...
