The Dog and the Wolf (73 page)

Condevincum
: A small city, now part of Nantes.

Confluentes
: Quimper (hypothetical).

Corbilo
: St. Nazaire.

Dalmatia
: A province occupying, approximately, what is now much of Yugoslavia.

Dál Riata
: A realm in Ulster, or its colony on the Argyll coast.
Danastris
: The River Dniester.
Danuvius
: The River Danube.
Darioritum Venetorum
: Vannes.
Deva
: Chester.

Dochaldun
: An Osismiic village (imaginary).
Dubris
: Dover.
Durocotorum
: Reims.
Eboracum
: York.

Émain Macha
: Seat of the principal Ulster kings, near present-day Armagh.
Eriu
: Early Gaelic name of Ireland.
Etruria
: Tuscany and northern Latium.
Euxinus
: The Black Sea.
Fanum Martis
: Corseul.

Gallia
: Gaul, including France and parts of Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland.

Garomagus
: A town at or near present-day Douarnenez (hypothetical).

German Sea (Oceanus Germanicus)
: The North Sea.
Gesocribate
: A seaport at or near the site of Brest.
Gesoriacum
: Boulogne.

Goat Foreland
: Cap de la Chévre (hypothetical).
Gobaean Promontory (Promontorium Gobaeum)
: Cap Sizun.

Hispania
: Spain and Portugal.
Histria
: The area around what is now Trieste.
Hivernia
: Roman name of Ireland.

Illyricum
: A Roman diocese (major administrative division) occupying, approximately, Greece and much of Yugoslavia.

Islands of Crows
: The Channel Islands (hypothetical nickname).

Isca Silwrum
: Caerleon.
Jecta
: The River Jet (hypothetical).
Juliomagus
: Angers.
Lemovicium
: Limoges.
Liger
: The River Loire.

Liguria
: A region of Italy including Lombardy and present-day Liguria.

Lugdunensis Tertia
: A Roman province comprising northwestern France.

Lugdunum
: Lyons.

Mediolanum
: Milan.

Moguntiacum
: Mainz.

Mons Ferruginus
: Mont Frugy (hypothetical).

Mumu
: Munster.

Namnetum
: See
Portus Namnetum.

Neapolis
: Naples.

Nemetacum
: Arras.

Odita
: The River Odet (hypothetical).

Osismia
: The country of the Osismii, in western Brittany.

Pannonia
: A Roman province occupying parts of Hungary, Austria, and Yugoslavia.

Pictavum
: Poitiers.

Point Vanis
: Pointe du Van (hypothetical).

Portus Namnetum
: Nantes (in part).

Pyrenaei Mountains
: The Pyrenees.

Qóiqet Lagini
: Leinster (in part).

Qóiqet nUlat
: Ulster.

Race of Sena
: Raz de Sein.

Redonia: The
country of the Redones, in eastern Brittany.

Redonum
: See
Condate Redonum.

Rhaetia
: A Roman province occupying the eastern Alps and western Tyrol.

Rhenus
: The River Rhine.

Roman Bay
: Baie de Douarnenez (hypothetical).

Rotomagus
: Rouen.

Ruirthech
: The River Liffey.

Sabrina
: The River Severn.

Samarobriva
: Amiens.

Savus
: The River Drava.

Scandia: The
southern part of the Scandinavian peninsula.

Scot’s Landing
: A fisher hamlet near Ys (imaginary).

Sena: Ile
de Sein.

Stag Run
: An Osismiic village (imaginary).

Stegir
: The River Steir (hypothetical).

Tallten
: Teltown, in County Meath, Ireland.

Temir
: Tara.

Teutoburg Forest
: Scene of a Roman military disaster at German hands in the reign of Augustus Caesar.

Treverorum
: See
Augusta Treverorum.

Turnacum
: Tournay.

Turonum
: See
Caesarodunum Turonum.

Venetorum
: See
Darioritum Venetorum.

Vindoval
: An Osismiic village (imaginary).

Vindovaria
: A village in Britain (imaginary).

Vorgium
: Carhaix.

Whalestrand
: A fisher hamlet in western Brittany (imaginary).

Ys
: City-state at the far western end of Brittany (legendary)

Where characters are fictional or legendary, their names are in Roman lower case; where historical (in the opinion of most authorities), in Roman capitals; where of doubtful or debatable historicity, in italics. When a full name has not appeared in the text, it is generally not here either, for it was of no great importance even to the bearer.

Aébell: A daughter of Cellach.

ALARIC: King of the Visigoths.

Amair: A daughter of Fennalis by Hoel.

Amreth Taniti: Commander of the surviving Ysan marines.

Anmureg maqq Cerballi: A sea rover from Mide.

Arban Cartagi: An Ysan Suffete, husband of Talavair, father of Korai.

Ardens, Septimius Cornelius: Praetorian prefect of Gallia, Hispania, and Britannia.

Aryagalatis maqq Irgalato
: King of
Dál
Riata in Alba.

Apuleius Vero: A senator in Aquilo and a tribune of the city.

ARCADIUS, FLAVIUS: Augustus of the East. Bacca, Quintus Domitius: Procurator of Lugdunensis Tertia.

Bannon: Headman of Dochaldun.

Betha: Wife of Maeloch.

Bodilis: A Queen of Ys.

Boia: A daughter of Lanarvilis by Hoel.

Bomatin Kusuri: Former Mariner delegate to the Council of Suffetes in Ys.

Breccan: Eldest son of Niall, killed in battle at Ys.

Brennilis: Leader of the Gallicenae at the time of Julius and Augustus Caesar, responsible for the building of the sea wall and gate.

BRICIUS: Successor of Martinus; known today as St. Brice.

Budic: A legionary in Gratillonius’s detachment at Ys, killed by him in combat at the Wood of the King.

Cadoc Himilco: A young Ysan of Suffete family.

Cael Maqq Eriai: An ollam poet at Niall’s court.

Carsa: A young Gallo-Roman stationed in Ys, killed by Gratillonius in combat at the Wood of the King.

Cata: A female worker at the Apuleius manor house.

Cathual: Charioteer to Niall.

Catto: A fisherman from Whalestrand.

Catualorig: A former Bacauda.

Cellach maqq Blathmaic: The hostelkeeper at Clón Tarui.

Colconor: A former King of Ys, slain by Gratillonius.

CONSTANTINUS, CONSTANS: Elder son of Flavius Claudius Constantinus.

CONSTANTINUS, FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS: A Roman army officer in Britannia, later a usurper known as CONSTANTINUS III.

CONSTANTINUS, JULIANUS: Younger son of Flavius Claudius Constantinus.

CONUAL CORCC: Principal king in Mumu.

Corentinus
: A holy man, chorepiscopus at Ys, later bishop of Confluentes and Aquilo; known today as St. Corentin.

CUNEDAG: A leader of the Votadini, settled in western Britannia to be an ally of Rome.

Cynan: (1) A legionar in Gratillonius’s detachment at Ys. (2) A centurion in Constantinus’s army.

Dahilis: A Queen of Ys, mother of Dahut.

Dahut: Daughter of Dahilis and Gratillonius.

Dion: A youth from Neapolis.

Doranius: A young man from Gesocribate.

Drach: Father of Vellano.

Drusus, Publius Flavius: A Britannic centurion under Maximus, later a settler in Armorica.

Einiaunus, Valerius: A Britannic official in Constantinus’s service.

Éndae Qennsalach
: Principal king in Qóiqet Lagini.

Eochaid maqq Èndae
: A son of Éndae, exiled for murder of a poet and implacable enemy of Niall.

Eódgan
: A son of Niall.

Eppillus: A legionary in Gratillonius’s detachment at Ys, killed in action there.

Estar: A daughter of Gratillonius and Tambilis.

Esun: A son of Catto.

Étain: A female druid at Niall’s court.

Evirion Baltisi: A young Ysan sea captain.

Favonius: Gratillonius’s favorite horse.

Fennalis: A Queen of Ys.

Fogartach: A follower of Eochaid.

Forsquilis: A Queen of Ys, mother of Nemeta.

GAIN AS: A Roman general of Gothic origin.

Glabrio, Titus Scribona: Governor of Lugdunensis Tertia.

Goban: An Osismiic boatman and deacon to Corentinus.

Gradlon: An Armorican version of “Gratillonius.”

Grallon: An Ysan version of “Gratillonius.”

GRATIANUS: A legionary officer in Britannia, briefly claimant of the purple.

Gratillonius, Gaius Valerius: A Romano-Briton of the Belgic tribe, centurion in the Second Legion Augusta, later King of Ys.

Guilvilis: A Queen of Ys.

Gunnung Ivarsson: A Danic skipper and sea rover.

Hilketh Elliuni: Former Transporter delegate to the Council of Suffetes in Ys.

Hoel: King of Ys before Colconor.

HONORIUS, FLAVIUS: Augustus of the West.

Innloch: Father of Maeloch.

Johannes: Son of Julia and Cadoc.

Julia: Daughter of Lanarvilis and Gratillonius.

Korai: Granddaughter of Bodilis.

LAÉGARE: Youngest son of Niall.

Laidchenn maqq Barchedo
: An ollam poet formerly at Niall’s court.

Lanarvilis: A Queen of Ys, mother of Julia.

Lavinia: A lady in Mediolanum.

Lorccan maqq Flandi: A Scotic warrior.

Lydris: Wife of Nagon Demari.

Maecius: Chorepiscopus at Aquilo, presently retired.

Maeloch: An Ysan fisher captain and formerly a Ferrier of the Dead.

Marcus: Son of Verania and Gratillonius.

MARCUS: A legionary officer in Britannia, briefly claimant of the purple.

Maria: Daughter of Verania and Gratillonius.

MARTINUS: Bishop of Turonum and founder of a monastery nearby; known today as St. Martin of Tours.

MAXIMUS, MAGNUS CLEMENS: Commander of Roman forces in Britannia, who later forcibly took power as co-Emperor but was overthrown and executed by Theodosius the Great.

Miraine: A daughter of Lanarvilis and Hoel.

Mongfind
: Stepmother of Niall, long dead, said to have been a witch.

Morvanalis: A Queen of Ys, mother of Guilvilis.

Murena, Flaminius: Duke of the Armorican Tract.

Nagon Demari: A Suffete in Ys, self-exiled during Gratillonius’s reign and bitterly hostile to him.

Namma: Cook in the Apuleius household.

Nath Í
: Nephew, tanist, and eventual successor of Niall.

Nemain maqq Aedo: Late chief druid at Niall’s court.

Nemeta: Daughter of Forsquilis and Gratillonius.

NIALL MAQQ ECHACH, also known as NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES: King at Temir and overlord of Mide.

Norom: A crewman of Maeloch’s.

Ogotorig: A hunter, formerly a Bacauda.

Olath Cartagi: An Ysan survivor who became an iron-maker.

Parnesius: A friend of Gratillonius in his youth.

Philippus: An exorcist in Turonum.

Quintilius: A courtier in Mediolanum.

RADAGAISUS: A Gothic warlord.

Ramas Tyri: Former Artisan delegate to the Council of Suffetes in Ys.

Riwal: A Durotrigian (from Britannia) who moved to Confluentes.

Rovinda: Wife of Apuleius.

Rufinus: A Redonian, formerly a Bacauda, henchman of Gratillonius.

Rullus, Septimius: A curial in Gesocribate.

Runa: Daughter of Vindilis and Hoel.

Salaun: An Armorican version of “Salomon.”

Salomon: Son of Rovinda and Apuleius.

Sasai: Birth name of Guilvilis.

Semuramat: A daughter of Tambilis and Gratillonius.

STILICHO, FLAVIUS: A Roman general, half Vandal by birth, who became effectively the dictator of the West Roman Empire.

Subne maqq Dúnchado: A follower of Eochaid.

SUCAT: A young holy man, later called Patricius; known today as St. Patrick.

Surach: A son of Catto.

Taenus Himilco: Father of Cadoc.

Talavair: A daughter of Bodilis and Hoel.

Tambilis: A Queen of Ys.

Tera: An Ysan countrywoman.

Tigernach maqq Laidchinni: A son and pupil of Laid-chenn, murdered by EOchaid.

Timbro: A follower of Ullus.

Tommaltach maqq Donngalii: A young Scotian living in Ys, killed by Gratillonius in combat at the Wood of the King.

Torna
È
ces
: Greatest poet in Èriu, foster-father of Niall and Conual.

Tronan Siironai: Late husband of Runa.

Uail maqq Carbri: Henchman of Niall.

Udach: A servant of Gratillonius.

Ullus: A bully from Audiarna.

Una: Daughter of Bodilis and Gratillonius.

Usun: An Ysan fisherman, Maeloch’s mate on
Osprey.

Vellano: A Redonian who moved to Confluentes.

Verania: Daughter of Rovinda and Apuleius.

Vindilis: A Queen of Ys, mother of Runa.

Vindolenus: A former Bacauda.

Vortivir, Flavius: Tribune at Darioritum Venetorum.

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