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Post by redraven on Apr 23, 2008 18:41:01 GMT -1
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Post by Midori on Apr 23, 2008 18:55:01 GMT -1
Interesting. Doesn't 'howe' as a suffix indicate a burial mound? something from Tolkien comes to mind, 'Snowmane's Howe', the burial place of Theoden's horse.
Cheers, Midori
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Post by Tegernacus on Apr 23, 2008 20:04:52 GMT -1
yeah, Howe is burial mound. The most famous is Maeshowe www.orkneyjar.com/history/maeshowe/placename.htmEtymology: Middle English (northern) holl hollow place, from Old English hol, from hol, adjective, hollow so Thynghowe would mean hollow thing? |
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Post by jez on Apr 27, 2008 19:36:28 GMT -1
Thing Howe would be a meeting place at a family mound for discussion of community matters. The Thing is the assembly. Saxon, rather than Brythonic, though, sorry  -- Jez |
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Post by crogga on Apr 28, 2008 22:41:35 GMT -1
Yes, that sounds likely. I lived on the Howe Road above Port St Mary in the Isle of Man for many years. It led, eventually, to a high neolithic burial ground complete with stone circle. And I should imagine people would have gathered there for special occasions at least - probably early versions of Moon or Sun-based ceremonies like Sabbats - for many thousands of years. If nothing else, there was a great view from the top!
The Manx parliament, of course, is known as Tynwald. This is apparently derived from the Icelandic Þingvellir, or Old Norse Þingvǫll, indicating the field of the meeting or 'thing'. But I imagine there will be later versions of the word 'thing' coming through. Such as þing [Old English] which has a huge variety of meanings - as in Modern English, really - including thing, property, reason, event, discussion, meeting, council, assembly, court of justice.
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