medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 10/11/2010 19:05, Christopher Crockett wrote:
>
> well, Truth be Told, i've never quite understood what was so "Bas" about
> "Bas-Normandie," either.
It's "Basse" - so Normandie must be feminine, and Maine masculine. Which
makes Sarthe "Haut-Maine".
Basse-Normandie is presumably downstream - or nearer the coast, or both.
John Briggs
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