Seawrack's name

James Wynn · 30 Aug 2010, 18:46 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:46:05 -0500
Subject: (urth) Seawrack's name
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  I like this reference on a lot of levels. Check the article on 
Melusina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melusine) that linked to in the 
syrenka article.

Incidentally, while we're on the subject of heraldry. I'm pretty sure 
the lion-head fellow in "The Sorcerer's House", the one with a sword and 
a book, is the Lion of St. Mark. 
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/winged_lion_of_st_mark.htm

Now ask me why it's in a faerieland story. I don't know.

u+16b9

On 8/30/2010 1:21 PM, Dave Tallman wrote:
> This article on wikipedia got me thinking: 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrenka
>
> The warrior mermaid depicted on the Coat of Arms of Warsaw is called a 
> "syrenka" (little mermaid in Polish). I notice also that it has one 
> arm behind a shield, effectively cutting it off. (It's the left arm 
> and not the right, but it's still a "missing" arm).  The name is also 
> similar enough that I could see Horn converting it.
>
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