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Medieval Irish Cat Names

~Pangur Bán - A white cat belonging to a monk in the famous 9th century poem of the same name. 

~ Breone - “Little Flame”, acc. Kelly. Murray suggests that it’s closer to “Meone”, possibly representing the purring of the cat. Responsible for “purring and protecting”. 

~ Glas Nenta - “Nettle-Green” 

~ Meone - “Little Meow”. Called in the text, “A mighty cat that mews.” Pantry cat. 

~ Crúibne - “Little paws” (Alt. “Little Claws”). A cat that guarded the barn, mill, and drying-kiln.

~ Rincne - POSSIBLY “Spear”, Kelly wasn’t sure on that one. Murray suggests it might come from “tears, mangles.” It referred to a child’s cat. Both kittens and dogs are referenced among common children’s playthings.

~ Folum - A cat who herded cattle. 

~ Íach - Suggested by Murray to have something to do with mousing. 

~Baircne - Kelly suggests it’s a basket for women’s cats, Murray believes that it’s a type of cat, specifically those used for women, that were, to quote the original texts, “On a pillow beside women always.”

With the exception of “Pangur Bán”, all names refer to specific types or classifications of cat that would have been found in the medieval Irish world, but, at the same time, I personally think that they would make excellent names. All references taken from Fergus Kelly’s “Early Irish Farming” and Kevin Murray’s article, “Catṡlechta and Other Medieval Legal Material Relating to Cats”. Alternative spellings exist across the various texts, when in doubt, I used the ones that seemed most standard. 

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Thinking about a duct tape wizard

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Finally got around to colour in the lineart that my dearest @drakengrimm drew for my birthday earlier this year.

Yes it's Codex Manesse.

Yes it's also us.

Yes it's cheesy and I love it.

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This is the first post I've been making on this page in probably over 10 years and it's only because @hikingofthenoldor really loved these lil guys

They're based on a group of statues in Rostock

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Meanwhile on a Napoleonic Wars deathmatch server...

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Accurate.