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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Christopher wrote of 11-13th century Chartres: "Christian" [i.e., saints'] names were definitely not even in a majority, in that place and time. In medieval Scandinavia pre-Christian names flourished, despite an influx of Benedictuses and Katarinas from the 12th century onwards, and there is quite a large name-pool, partly, I think, because people felt under obligation to name children after their ancestors. Presumably the parents who proudly brought little Bear of Thor (Torbiorn) and Bear of the Asir (Asbiorn) to the font, would have known that Thor and the Asir are not generally numbered among the saints.... Lena Wahlgren-Smith ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html