medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Andrea wrote:
> Is it certain, btw, that "Astrane" relates to
> "astrum/a"? It looks to me as if it could equally be
> a form related to Sp. "estrana" (tilde over the n -
> I'm too lazy to look up how to do diacriticals)
> meaning strange, foreign.
The question here would be if that prioress was Spanish, that would explain
her being called 'extraña'. Near Troyes, she would have been called
'étrangère' or 'aliena' in Latin, I think.
Best,
Christina
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