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    Name Your Medieval Character: Medieval Christian Names (12th-13th Centuries)
    Name Your Medieval Character: Medieval Christian Names (12th-13th Centuries)
    Name Your Medieval Character: Medieval Christian Names (12th-13th Centuries)
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    Name Your Medieval Character: Medieval Christian Names (12th-13th Centuries)

    By Joyce DiPastena

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    Medieval author Joyce DiPastena is always on the lookout for authentic medieval names for her characters. Internet searches are helpful, but occasionally they can lead a writer astray. Accurate lists can be found on the internet, but it can take a deal of searching and double-checking of sources. In "Name Your Medieval Character: Medieval Christian Names (12th-13th Centuries)", Joyce has done much of this work for you. "Name Your Medieval Character" is a compilation of her 30-plus years of research into medieval Christian names. Every name and name variation in this book was borne by a living, breathing medieval man or woman.

    "Name Your Medieval Characters" includes over 800 female names (including variations) and over 1500 male names (including variations). This book will prove a treasure trove for historical fiction writers, fantasy writers, gamers, or anyone who just enjoys names!

    "Spend any time with Joyce at all and you will be astonished at the meticulous, detailed [medieval] world she is well familiar with." ~ Bella Online: The Voice of Women

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoyce DiPastena
    Release dateAug 6, 2013
    ISBN9780989241915
    Name Your Medieval Character: Medieval Christian Names (12th-13th Centuries)
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    Joyce DiPastena

    Joyce DiPastena dreamed of green medieval forests while growing up in the dusty copper mining town of Kearny, Arizona. She filled her medieval hunger by reading the books of Thomas B. Costain (where she fell in love with King Henry II of England), and later by attending the University of Arizona where she graduated with a degree in history, specializing in the Middle Ages. The university was also where she completed her first full-length novel...set, of course, in medieval England. Later, her fascination with Henry II led her to expand her research horizons to the far reaches of his “Angevin Empire” in France, which became the setting of her first published novel, "Loyalty’s Web" (a 2007 Whitney Award Finalist). When she’s not writing, Joyce loves to read, play the piano, and spend time with her sister and friends. A highlight of her year is attending the annual Arizona Renaissance Festival . Joyce is a multi-published, multi-award winning author who specializes in sweet medieval romances heavily spiced with mystery and adventure. She lives with her two cats, Clio and Glinka Rimsky-Korsokov, in Mesa, Arizona.

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      Name Your Medieval Character - Joyce DiPastena

      What people are saying about Joyce DiPastena

      She puts you right into the dungeons and castle halls of France. Amazon reviewer

      Joyce does a wonderful job of portraying the medieval setting through visual and vocal details so you feel as though you are there. Martha’s Bookshelf

      Every story I read, written by Joyce DiPastena, makes me fall in love with this time period more and more. Medieval France is brought to life again. Amazon reviewer

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      Medieval Christian Names (12th-13th Centuries)

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      Introduction

      As an author of medieval historical novels, I am always on the lookout for authentic medieval Christian names for my characters. Internet searches are helpful, but occasionally they can lead a writer astray. For example, some internet lists include literary names that were popularized at a much later date, but never in actual use during the Middle Ages. Ophelia is one such example. Shakespeare plucked it from a 15th Century poem for the tragic heroine of his play, Hamlet. It became a popular girl’s name in the 19th Century, but was not a name given to little girls by medieval

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