red snow Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, A True Kaniggit said: No, my post just wasn't clear. I plan to read them in order. The only reason I read RWC out of order is because I bought them not knowing they were part of a larger anthology. Phew, that's a relief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Finished Assassin's Apprentice. Poor little dogs. Had to look up Fitz and why everyone kept calling him that. Didn't know it was old Norman French for "son of". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 52 minutes ago, A True Kaniggit said: Finished Assassin's Apprentice. Poor little dogs. Had to look up Fitz and why everyone kept calling him that. Didn't know it was old Norman French for "son of". I thought it was a English term for Bastard? Also wow I need to read these its been ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: I thought it was a English term for Bastard? Also wow I need to read these its been ages. According to Wikipedia Fitz was commonly used for nobility with no legal surname, e.g. illegitimate children, but only from around the Stuart-era. Prior to that was mostly “son of” (E.g. Henry FitzEmpress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 12/29/2018 at 10:47 AM, HelenaExMachina said: According to Wikipedia Fitz was commonly used for nobility with no legal surname, e.g. illegitimate children, but only from around the Stuart-era. Prior to that was mostly “son of” (E.g. Henry FitzEmpress) I was reading that "Bastard" (or the French Batarde) was polite usage in medieval England. Like many terms derived from French (eg pork, or beef) it referred to the habits of the upper classes. It implied that your father acknowledged you as his and was at least a member of the gentry. eg Lord Facounberg's illegitimate son was referred to as The Bastard of Fauconberg. If your father was a peasant or labourer you were simply referred to as "whoreson." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I finished the Farseer Trilogy. After everyone's complaints, I thought Fitz'd be whinyer than I found him. Does he get worse in later books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 2 hours ago, A True Kaniggit said: I finished the Farseer Trilogy. After everyone's complaints, I thought Fitz'd be whinyer than I found him. Does he get worse in later books? No. Molly pining in Farseer is Prime whine time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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