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[svalar_unnir]

In some of the Robin Hood material, Marian appears as "Marian FitzWalter." Ignoring the evidence from early sources that places Robin Hood's adventures during one of the Edward reigns and going with the contemporary-pop-culture idea of the late 12th century, would a woman have had a 'Fitz' name that early? It seems like in the 1190s, when all the

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[rymenhild]

Okay, this is a reply to a ridiculously old post, but I know of a woman in the 1230s who was sometimes identified as Margaret Fitzpernel... and Pernel was her mother's name. She was aristocratic -- the Countess of Leicester, and the aunt of the Simon de Montfort involved in the English civil war -- and I'm fairly sure her first language would have been French. So Marian FitzWalter is not unreasonable... except that her name should have been Marie.

(Also, hi. I like your book reviews and choices of books to review, so I shall friend you!)

[svalar_unnir]

Wow, how interesting! I wonder how that came about? Anyways, thanks!

(I have gotten ridiculously behind on those, but will hopefully have more to put up soon! Friending you back, because I lock pretty much everything nowadays)