Royalty - Duffy Stirling's Teaching Stuff



Names for your Medieval IdentityIn Medieval Times, a person’s name was one major way to tell what a noble’s rank is.RoyaltyChoose a Medieval First Name.Choose a ‘Royal Epithet’You will then be ‘King/Queen ____________ the ______________ of England.’e.g. ‘William the Conqueror, of England’.NobilityChoose a Medieval First Name.Choose a Medieval Hometown.You will then be ‘Lord/Lady _____________ of _____________.’e.g. ‘Lady Margaret of Canterbury’.KnightsChoose a Medieval First Name.Choose a ‘Knight’s Epithet’.Choose a ‘Medieval Hometown’You will then be ‘Sir/Dame ____________ the _____________.’e.g ‘Sir Bron the Brave of Shrewsbury’Tradesperson or CraftspersonChoose a Medieval First Name.Choose a Medieval trade or craft name. That will be your surname.You will be _______________ ______________.e.g. ‘William Thatcher.’FarmerChoose a Medieval First Name.Choose a ‘patryonic surname’. OR You can choose the surname ‘Farmer’.You will be _________________ ________________s/son.e.g. ‘John Stephenson or Billy Farmer.’Monk/NunChoose a Medieval First Name.Choose a ‘Religious Epithet’.You will be ‘Brother/Sister _____________ the ______________.’e.g. ‘Brother John the Blessed.’Common Medieval English First NamesMale:AbrahamAdamAdrianAlexanderAllenAmbroseAndrewAnthonyArthurAveryBarnabyBartholomewBenedictBernardCharlesChristopherCuthbertDaniel?DavidEdmundEdwardFrancisGeoffrey?GeorgeGerardGilbertGilesGregory?HenryHugh?HumphreyIsaacJamesJeromeJohnJosephJulianLancelotLawrence?LeonardLukeMarkMartinMathiasMatthewMichaelMilesNathanielNicholasOliverOswynPeterPhilipPiersRalphReynoldRichardRobertRogerRowlandSamuelSimonSolomonStephenThomasTobiasValentineWalterWilliamFemale:AgnesAliceAmyAnneAudreyAvisBarbaraBeatriceBlancheBridgetCatherineCecilyCharityChristinaClemenceConstanceDeniseDorothyEdithElinorElizabethEllenEllenEmmaFlorenceFortuneFrancesFrideswideGillianGraceHelenIsabelJaneJanetJoanJoyceJudithJulianLetticeLucyMabelMargaretMargeryMariaMarionMarthaMaryMaudMildredMillicentParnellPhilippaRachelRebeccaRoseRuthSarahSusannaSybilUrsulaWilmotWinifredSource: ‘epithet’ is a title or nickname. People would earn them through their great deeds.Royalty would earn an epithet for how well they ruled.e.g. the Great, the Conqueror, the Kind, the MeanKnights would earn an epithet to show their achievements in battle.e.g the Brave, the Cowardly, the Strong, the HardyMonks would earn an epithet to show how holy they were.e.g. the Blessed, the Holy, the PiousYou can choose any adjective as an epithet, but it must suit your character and their role.Medieval HometownsNo two nobles or knights can be from the same hometown (unless you’re married!)AmesburyBerwickCanterburyDarlingtonExeterFramptonGatesheadHastingsIpswichKingsbridgeLancasterMerryfieldNewarkOxfordPevenseyQueenboroughRothwellShrewsburyTintagelUlverstonWhitbyYorkMedieval SurnamesThe English didn’t always have surnames. Surnames began to be adopted after the Domesday survey (a massive census undertaken by the Normans in 1086). Starting with the nobility, and then trickling down to the lower classes, by 1400 most of the English and the Scottish Lowlanders had surnames. The Irish, Welsh and Scottish highlanders held out until the 17th century.English surnames come from several broad categories:Patronymics and Matronymics Richardson, Williams, Johnson, Tillotson‘Patronymic’ means ‘from the father’. Often Medieval people (and us too!) have surnames that show who their father is. For example, the surname ‘Roberts’ means ‘son of Robert’ or ‘Robert’s son’.Occupations (jobs)Smith, Archer, Baker, Milner, Cooper, Warner, Church, Chapel, Parish Bishop, Priest, Abbot.Personal characteristics:Short, Long, Brown, WhiteheadGeographical and place features:Hill, Lee, Wood, Fields, Castle, Croft, Barnes, HouseSource: Patronymic SurnamesHere are some common Patronymic Surnames:Adams, AdamsonAddisonAlfredsonBensonDavis, Davey (son of David)Gilberts, GilbertsonHughesJohns, JohnsonLawson (son of Lawrence)NicholsonPeters, PetersonRichards, RichardsonRoberts, RobertsonRogers, RogersonSimonsThompsonWaltersWilliams, Williamson Personal CharacteristicsYou could give your medieval identity based on their characteristics:Blanc, Whitehead: blonde, pale hairedBridde: birdlikeBrown, Browne: brown haired or dark skinnedCampion: pro fighter; championFish: good swimmerGregory: watchfulHendman: handsome, courteousLightfoot: speedyLong, Talle, Tall: tallRuss: red hairedSharp: smart, quickShort: shortWigge: beetle likeMedieval Trade / Craft SurnamesArcher: archerBailey: bailiffBaker: maker of breadBarber: cut hair; surgeonBaxter: female bakerBerger: shepherdBowman: archerBrewer: brewed aleBrewster: female brewerButler: wine stewardCarpenter: maker of wooden objectsCarter: made or sold carts, transported goodsCarver: sculptorChaffer: merchantChalker: white washerChandler: candle makerChaplin: chaplainChapman: merchant/peddlerCheesewright: made and sold cheeseClark, Clarke: clerk, scholar, cleric or secretaryCleaver: either worked in a butcher shop or split woodCollier: sold charcoalConner: inspected for weights and measuresCooper: wooden bucket maker, barrel makerCrocker: made pottery crocksDexter: female dyerDraper: maker/seller of woolen cloths (drapery)Falconer: kept and trained falcons (a very significant occupation in medieval times)Faulkner: kept and trained falconsFisher: fishermanFletcher: maker of arrowsFoster: guardian of lord's forestFowler: keeper/catcher of birdsFuller: thickened cloth by trampling it (in urine!)Glazier: glass workerGlover: made glovesGoldsmith: worked with goldHammer: made stone hammersHarper: played or made harpsHooper: fitted metal hoops to barrels and casksLander: laundry workerLeadbetter: lead workerLorimer: made spursMarshall: in charge of horsesMason: mason; stoneworkerMercer: merchant, esp. of fine cloths (silk, velvet etc.)Miller (Milner, Muller): one who ran the grain mill.Nash: dweller by the ash treeNaylor: made and sold nailsParson: parson; rectorPayne: paganPiper: played or made pipesPlummer: plumber; lead workerPotter: potter, potmakerRedman: roof thatcherRoper: ropemakerSadler: made saddlesSandler: sandal makerSawyer: sawed woodScully: town crierShearer: sheared wool from sheepSkinner: tanned hidesSmith: blacksmithSmith, Smythe: smithSmoker: made smocksSpencer: dispensed lord's provisionsSpicer: sold spicesStewart: StewardStringer: made strings for bowsTanner: tanned hidesTaylor: maker of clothesThatcher: thatched roofsTodd: Fox hunterTrainer: trapperTravers: tollbridge keeperTucker: cloth workerTurner: made small objects by turning them on a latheTyler: made and sold tilesWainwright: made wagonsWalker: shrunk woolen clothWard: watchman; guardWaterman: boat operator, ferrymanWayne: wheel makerWeaver, Webb: weaverWebster: female weaverWood: dweller by the woodWoodward: forester (forest warden) ................
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