This Rough Magic hoa-2, page 90
part #2 of Heirs of Alexandria Series
Saluzzo, Paulo: A thug working for Fianelli.
Sforza, Carlo: The wolf of the North, Milan's chief condottiere. A military legend.
Spiro: Corfiote sailor, fisherman, crewman on Taki's boat, friend of Benito.
Taki: Skipper of a fishing boat.
Thalia: Peasant woman, first female sergeant in Venetian Corfiote forces.
Thordarson, Bjarni: oldest son of a powerful Vinland trading house.
Thordarson, Gulta: Third son of a powerful Vinland trading house.
Trolliger, Baron Hans: One of the Holy Roman Emperor's courtiers and advisors.
Von Gherens, Ritter: A Prussian Knight-Proctor.
GLOSSARY
Aquitaine: An independent kingdom in western Europe; it comprises parts of what in our universe would be called France and England.
Armagh, The League of: A loose alliance of Celtic/Nordic states.
Arsenalotti: The workers at the Arsenal, Venice's state shipyard.
Ascalon: A port in Palestine.
Bacino: Harbor basin.
Barducci's: A tavern well known for music.
Bretagne: Brittany. An independent Duchy, part of the league of Armagh.
Carnac: Capital of Celtic Brittany.
Capi: Roughly the equivalent of a lieutenant.
Carreta: A pony/horse trap.
Case Vecchie: Great houses; the Venetian aristocracy.
Cassone: A carved chest.
Chrysostom, John: Charismatic preacher associated with Saint Hypatia, at the breakpoint between this universe and ours; born 349 a.d.
Colleganza: A collective trading venture.
Cotte: A surplice-like garment, the predecessor of coat.
Curti: Literally, "short"—the Case Vecchie who had not been ennobled for many years.
Dalmatia: The eastern coast of the northern Adriatic Sea. Once the source of much of Venice's timber.
Ferrara: City-state in the Po valley in northern Italy; famous for steelworking, particularly swordsmiths.
Fruili: Region to the northeast of Venice.
Galliot: Small galley.
Golden Horn: Venetian trading enclave in Constantinople.
Hohenstauffen: The ruling house of the Holy Roman Empire.
Hypatia, Saint of Alexandria: Patron saint of the Hypatian order. Neoplatonist philosopher and librarian of the great library at Alexandra. Her saving of the Library from the mob instigated by Cyril the Patriarch of Alexandria is the breakpoint between this universe and ours.
Ilkhan Mongol: The Mongol khanate.
Istria: Peninsula to the south of Trieste. A Venetian possession.
Jesolo: The marshes to the east of Venice in the Venetian Lagoon.
Koboldwerk: Cunningly wrought chainmail made by dwarves.
Libri d'Oro: "Of the Golden book"; landowners; the Greek aristocracy of Corfu.
Longi: Literally, "long"—the Case Vecchie who had been ennobled for many generations.
Marangona: The bell which rang for half an hour from dawn to summon the Arsenalotti to work. Also rung for national emergencies.
Misericord: Thin dagger intended to penetrate joints in armor.
Narenta: Large river on the Dalmatian coast. A pirate lair.
Negroponte: Venetian trading outpost on the east coast of Greece.
Outremer: Originally "outre mer"—beyond the sea. Refers to the East, on the far side of the Mediterranean.
Paulines: The faction of Christianity taking its lead from the writings of Saint Paul. In this universe, the dominant religious faction in the north of Europe. More hierarchical and militant than the Petrine faction.
Petrine: The gentler, more tolerant southern faction of the Church.
Poignard: Dagger.
Podesta: Governor.
Ritters: Teutonic Knights.
Scaliger: The ruling house of Verona.
Schiopettieri: Mercenary soldiers under the control of the Lords of the Nightwatch (Signori di Notte); Venice's equivalent to a police force.
Scuolo: Guilds.
Surcoat: Loose sleeveless garment with insignia normally worn over armor.
Trebizond: Venetian trading outpost in the Black Sea.
Veneto: The region of northern Italy which includes Venice.
Veneze: People of Venice.
Vinland: North America.
Visconti: The ruling house of Milan.
FOOD
Kourabiedies: Almond cookies.
Stifado: Lamb or kid stew, on Corfu, commonly with quinces.
Loukoumia: Turkish delight.
Sultanina glyko: Spoon-sweets (grape preserve flavored with rose geranium).
Melanzane alla finitese: Crumbed aubergine 'sandwich' of melted cheese.
Risotto con finocchi: Rice dish with fennel.
Kakotrigos: A grape variety which clings to the vine. Made into a tawny wine on Corfu called Kakotrigi.
FB2 document info
Document ID: 87e72c2a-5233-4401-b25d-298eedc500f0
Document version: 1
Document creation date: 05.03.2011
Created using: htmlDocs2fb2 software
Document authors :
Milhent
Document history:
1.0 – создание FB2 из rtf-файла; вычитка и форматирование (Milhent)
About
This file was generated by Lord KiRon's FB2EPUB converter version 1.1.5.0.
(This book might contain copyrighted material, author of the converter bears no responsibility for it's usage)
Этот файл создан при помощи конвертера FB2EPUB версии 1.1.5.0 написанного Lord KiRon.
(Эта книга может содержать материал который защищен авторским правом, автор конвертера не несет ответственности за его использование)
http://www.fb2epub.net
https://code.google.com/p/fb2epub/
Mercedes Lackey, This Rough Magic hoa-2
