And thanks again for the pointer to Cornwell, Bob. You motivated me to check
his relationship to two other Cornwell writers, David (aka John Le Carre)
and his cousin John (who I once worked with). There is no relationship at
all, but
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8765565/A-Page-in-the-L
ife-Bernard-Cornwell.html has some uncanny parallels in his life -
Carolinas, New England, even Hurricane Bob (that is you is it not?).
Haven't read any Bernard Cornwell books, but did rather enjoy the BBC
adaptation of The Last Kingdom - I assume it will come to PBS.
Piers
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Bob Whitmire
Sent: 10 February 2016 17:47
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Earsling (Was Scottish weather)
Further research suggests earsling as the original Old English word, literal
meaning backwards, or of the back. It appears first in a translation of
Psalms, possibly by Alfred the Great. More recent shift shows spelling as
arseling, meaning, well, you know what it means.
The word first came to my attention in Bernard Cornwell's Last Kingdom
novels, which have been produced for television by the BBC. Cornwell
surmises the correct pronunciation as er-sling.
I like these books. The protagonist is Uthred of Bebbanburg (Bamburg), a
Saxon child captured and raised by Danes who nevertheless finds himself as
the only heathen in the pious Alfred's entourage. (Humm. Why does Bob like
Uthred?)
What may be the final installment of the books is either just out or soon to
be. At any rate, earsling, or arseling, is now a part of my permanent
vocabulary. Thank you, Mr Cornwell, and thank _you_ Alfred of Wessex.
Sent from my iPhone 6s Plus. This is a perfect mobile device. Any perceived
errors in spelling, grammar, or logic are figments of your imagination.
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