Barry Cunliffe. The Ancient Celts.
Lisa L. Spangenberg | January 25, 2003
Steve, of Language Hat, in reference to Torpenhow, pointed me to an earlier post of his about redundant place names like that of “‘the Paraguay River’ etymologically means ‘the river river river’.” Steve’s comment of course made me think of the La Brea Tar Pits, or, as my spouse likes to call them “the the [...]
Lisa L. Spangenberg | January 23, 2003
David Chess of the very readable Chess Log writes (at the bottom of a long entry): Placename o’ the day: “Torpenhow Hill”. “Tor”, “Pen”, and “Howe” all mean “Hill”, so the name means “Hill Hill Hill Hill”. *8) Tor, pen, and howe aren’t exact synonyms. A tor is a specific geographic feature, a high peaked [...]
Lisa L. Spangenberg | January 14, 2003
The GRIAN conference at Glucksman Ireland House, New York University, March 7 through 9, 2003, is focusing on “Irish Studies: Forged/Forging Youth”. The 25th Annual University of California Celtic Studies Conference (also the annual CSANA meeting) will take place April 3-6, 200 at the University of California at Berkeley.
Lisa L. Spangenberg | January 1, 2003
At the request of Janice Safran and Heather Blatt I’m posting this small detail from the Annunciation of 1465-75 produced by the workshop of Rogier van der Weyden in Brussels, Belgium — possibly by Hans Memling— and in the collections of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sifran and Blatt are interested in hearing [...]
The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Tales. Patrick K. Ford
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