User talk:Volunteer Marek/Radagosc text source comparisons

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About urbs = castle: The source by Schmidt is providing that translation explicitly in the German text (using Burg), so to argue that this translation is wrong and it ought to be translated as city would probably be OR. Just a hint: incidentally, in Medieval Latin the word urbs can apparently mean all sorts of fortified settlements, from actual cities to fortified monasteries, and, yes, also castles (Medieval Latin Lexicon). Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:56, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. What is gennante?Volunteer Marek (talk) 20:19, 15 May 2011 (UTC)


 * A misspelling for genannte ('called'). "Es gibt eine gewisse, Riedegost gennante Burg" = 'there is a certain castle called Riedegost'. Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:21, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Also, if someone could clarify why the smallest gate was a "terrifying sight" that would be nice. I'm just curious as it's not obvious. Or is it just a translation quirk - syntax - where what is meant is that the entire complex was a "terrifying sight"? I'm guessing the latter so the sentence should be rewritten so that's clear.Volunteer Marek (talk) 20:22, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, according to the German translation, it's the lake, not the castle or its gate, that is supposed to be a terrible sight. And as far as I can gather that would be the meaning of the Latin too (ad [mare iuxta positum] et [visu nimis horribile]; two coordinated attributes to mare). Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:30, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Strange.Volunteer Marek (talk) 20:31, 15 May 2011 (UTC)