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CHARACTER NAMES
A player must create a name for his character, below are lists of sample names appropriate to the different character heritages. Spellings have been modernized when appropriate, and game play is prioritized over authenticity.
Byzantine (male) Armenius, Basil, Bonifatius, Constantine, Cyril, Damianus, Florentius, Glycerius, Heraclius, Ionnes, Isidorus, Maurus, Nicodemus, Nicophorus, Paulus, Phillipicus, Probus, Symeon, Theodore, Viator
Byzantine (female) Agnella, Anna, Appa, Bore, Catella, Dedima, Eudoxia, Eugenia, Eusebia, Gordia, Helena, Honoria, Megara, Nonna, Palatina, Rustica, Theodora, Theodosia, Vigilia, Viviana
Dane, Norwegian or Icelander (male) Arngrim, Asgrim, Bjarni, Bjorn, Einar, Eric, Floki, Grim, Gunnar, Guthrum, Hakon, Halfdan, Harald, Hastein, Hrolf, Ivar, Knut, Leif, Njal, Olaf, Ragnar, Rhorvald, Rognvald, Skallagrim, Sigmund, Sigvald, Sigurd, Snorri, Starkad, Sveyn, Tostig, Thorkell, Thorstein, Thorvald, Ubbe, Ulfrid, Yngvar
Dane, Norwegian or Icelander (female) Arnora, Asgerd, Ashild, Astrid, Bera, Bolla, Driffa, Droplaug, Freygerd, Geirrid, Gerhild, Groa, Gudrid, Gudrun, Gunnhild, Helga, Hild, Hildigunn, Hungerd, Inga, Ingrid, Ingun, Joffred, Kaldin, Matilda, Ogn, Raghild, Runna, Sigrid, Skuld, Svala, Thora, Thordis, Thorfinna, Thorgerd, Unn, Valgerd
English (male) Algar, Alfred, Alfwine, Cenhelm, Cerdic, Chad, Cuthbert, Cynebald, Cynric, Dudda, Dunstan, Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Ethelred, Ethelric, Ethelstan, Godric, Godwin, Guthlac, Hereward, John, Leofric, Mark, Mathew, Offa, Osborn, Osbert, Oscar, Osmund, Paul, Penda, Peter, Redwald, Sigbert, Tata, Thomas, Uhtred,, Uhtric, Wulfgar, Wulfric, Wulfstan
English (female) Anne, Blaedswith, Cwenhild, Cyneburga, Cynewise, Edburga, Eawynn, Ebba, Edith, Eforhild, Eldgyth, Elfled, Elfreda, Elfswith, Ethelfled, Ethelthryd, Frideswide, Godgifu, Gunnora, Hilda, Isolda, Leofled, Martha, Marian, Mary, Midburga, Mildred, Renwein, Rose, Rosemund, Rowena, Ruth, Sigeburg, Sunniva, Sweterun, Tate, Tateswith, Wassa, Wilburga, Wilma, Winifred, Wymarka
Frankish or Norman (male) Adhemar, Amis, Baldwin, Baudri (Baldric), Berengar, Bernard, Charles (Karl), Enguerrand (Engilram), Estienne (Stephen), Eudes (Otto), Garnier (Werner), Geoffroi (Godfrey), Giles, Gosse, Guarin (Warin), Guillaume (William, Wilhelm), Henri (Heinrich), Hugh (Hugo), James (Jacob), Jehan (Johan), Josse, Louis (Ludwig), Luc (Luke), Mark, Martin, Mathias (Mathew), Ogier (Holger), Oliver, Onfroi (Humphrey), Pierre (Peter), Piers (Peter), Randolph, Raymond, Richard, Robert, Roland, Roul (Rolf), Rudolph, Tancred, Vauquelin (Walchelin) German or Familiar English variant in parantheses
Frankish or Norman (female) Adele, Adrienne, Alice, Amanda, Amee, Anna, Berenice, Bernadette, Bertha, Blanche, Brigette, Caroline, Catherine, Charlotte, Daphne, Elaine, Eleanor, Eloise, Emelie, Emma, Flavie, Flore, Genevieve , Hortense, Isabeau, Jehanne, Johanne, Louisa, Marie, Melisende, Sabine,Sebire (Sibyl), Valerie, Veronique
Irish (male)
Irish (female)
Italian (male)
Italian (female)
Italian or Spanish Shared (male)
Italian or Spanish Shared (female)
Moorish (male) Aban, Affan, Atiq, Barak, Darras, Farraj, Galib, Hamdun, Hazm, Khalid, Jattab, Jawar, Lubb, Majlad, Mutariff, Najih, Qays, Safan, Ubaid, Ziyadat
Moorish (female) Aban, Amat, Auriya, Bazzu, Dhana, Fathuna, Ganiya, Halwa, Hulla, Itr, Jariya, Judur, Kanza, Mahua, Muzna, Nuzha, Raha, Sama, Yamina, Zubiya
Spanish (male)
Spanish (female)