hey, all. some of you may remember
this thread that i started almost two and a half years ago now. since i've been working pretty extensively on *British history for my ASB ATL, the issue that i didn't really finalize my alternate peerage list and still had one or two Romance-language names on it. instead of necro'ing my old thread, i figured i'd just start a new one and appeal for some advice.
the important thing here is, mainly, that the English language ITTL is more Germanic (Norman invasion fails, so there's no French influences on the language). i plan for the peerage titles ITTL to, essentially, be these:
- Grand Duke
- Duke
- Marquess
- Margrave
- Earl
- Viscount
- Baron
- Knight
- Knight of Honor (and yes, these are ripped straight from Code Geass; the whole timeline was inspired by that show)
again, since English ITTL is more like Danish or German, the noble titles need to be adjusted appropriately. in context, "Knight of Honor" will probably be replaced by "Housecarl" (since they're expys of knights and non-hereditary) while others, where applicable, would be replaced with their Germanic equivalents (Freiherr instead of Baron, Thane instead of Viscount, etc.) while others will be replaced with something else entirely or just omitted (Marquess and Margrave are synonyms, for instance, so just Margrave will be staying)
replacements i'm currently considering are:
- Grand Duke
- Duke (might be replaced with Earl or Herzog)
- Ealdormen (might replace Marquess, or Marquess would be omitted)
- Margrave (unchanged)
- Earl (unchanged)
- Thane (replaces Viscount)
- Freiherr (replaces Baron)
- Knight (might be omitted)
- Housecarl (replaces Knight of Honor)
any ideas for how how i can adjust this otherwise and what would be the most likely British noble titles following a persisting Anglo-Saxon regime?