User talk:Ragestorm

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Myrddin Emrys meaning Merlin the Wise
Sorry, but no. If you don't mind my asking, where did you find this claim? garik 20:32, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

First of all, I can't believe you actually searched for the person who added that. If it's wrong just change it. As for me, I've read a few books where that translation is provided, and was informed of it by someone who claimed to speak Welsh. --Ragestorm 14:55, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Well I'm sorry, but I really was interested to know where the idea of Emrys = "wise" came from. It happens to be relevant to something else.  But never mind.  If you don't want to be civil, you don't have to be. garik 22:39, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

my apoligies- it was your remark that seemed uncivil to me, so I was responding in kind. As I said, I was just given that translation be a professor who had some experience with Celtic language, although his specialty was Breton (and I was trying to learn Cornish at the time). I'll try to find the written references, though I suspect they'll be elusive. --Ragestorm 18:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Ah well, never mind. I apologise if my remark seemed uncivil - though I would add that phrases like 'if you don't mind my asking' are generally read as attempts to be civil.  Anyway, it doesn't matter too much: I had an interest in Arthurian stuff I was hoping to work into a novel, with a linguistic edge, but the march of time kicks such plans aside.  One day...
 * How did learning Cornish go btw? What made you choose that? garik 00:41, 31 August 2006 (UTC) PS please add responses to my talk page as well as yours!  It makes responding easier:)


 * Learning Cornish did no go as planned. In fact it didn't go at all, really. As for why, I'm half-Cornish, and more than half the signs there are written in the language. If you want to try Arthur with a lingustic spin, you might want to look into Irene Radford. She wrote the "Merlin's Descendants" series. "Myrrdin Emrys" is his proper name, Myrddin Emrys, Merlin of Britain. She actually came to the conclusion that Welsh was the closest relative of whatever is was Arthur would have probably spoken. --Ragestorm 17:36, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


 * It can be hard. I tried to learn some Gaelic when I came up to Scotland, but other things just keep getting in the way.  Yes, since Arthur wasn't an Angle, Saxon, Jute or anything else Germanic (we can fairly safely assume) and very unlikely to be a Gael, he would almost certainly have spoken Brythonic (and was probably happy enough in Latin).  Brythonic, of course, is the ancestor not only of Welsh, but of Cornish and Breton and (now really dead) Cumbric. garik 11:49, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Percy Jackson Task Force
Hello, Ragestorm! I'd like to invite you to join the Percy Jackson task force! We work on improving Percy Jackson & the Olympians articles and would appreciate your help. Cheers!

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