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Glossary of Eagles and Hawks
Cities and Lands
Name | Variants | OTL Equivalent | Definition |
Barciona | Barcino (Latin) | Barcleona | |
Basconia | Basconha (Aquitain), Bascagne (French), Vasconna (Spannes) | Euzkadi, Basque Country | |
Bertanny | Bertagne (French), Bertanha (Aquitain), Breiz (Berton) | Brittany | |
Borgony | Bôrgogne (French) | Bourgogne | Corresponding to OTL Francophone Switzerland, Savoy and Franche-Comté |
Castelia | Castelha (Aquitain), Castille (French) | Northern Aragon | |
Catalonia | Catalonha (Aquitain), Catalonie (French), Catalonna (Spanian) | Septimania, Languedoc | “Gothia Longa”. Originally described the Gothia extanded to Piemont and Provence, then only the original Gothia. |
Gothia | Gòtia (Aquitain), Gotie (French), Godocie (Old French), Gotìa (Spannes), Godia (Arab) | Septimania, Gothia | |
Saracosta | Caesaraugsta (Latin), Cesaracosta (Medieval Latin), Sharkusta (Arabic), Seragoza (Spannes) | Saragossa | |
Toleto | Toletum (Latin), Tulaytulah (Arab) | Tolèdo | |
Tolosa | Tholose (French) | Toulouse | |
Concepts
Name | Variants | OTL Equivalent | Definition |
Closuras | Closures (French, Aquitain), Clazuraki (Bascon) | Vascon clausurae | Originally a wall closing a valley or a pass, by extension the series of little fortifications (fortified villages, towers) around it |
Ğizyah | Djizia, Yizia | | Poll tax payed by males Dhimmī in exchange of their exemption of military service |
Ḫarāj | Kharaj | | Land value tax payed by Dhimmī and collected by non-Muslims officials. After 719, was tied to the land and payed by all the owners, whatever their religion |
Zakāt | Zakat | | Charity tax payed by Muslims on their moving richess |
Languages, Peoples and Factions
Name | Variants | OTL Equivalent | Definition |
Aquitain | Aquitan | Occitan | |
Aquitano-Roman | | Occitano-Roman | Roman population of southern Gaul that formed the Aquitan, the Provencal and the Gotic culture |
Dhimmī | | | Christians living under Islamic rule and paying their protection |
Galician | Galego (Galician), Galègue (French) | Galician and Northern Portuguese | |
Goth | Gòt (Aquitain), Goth (French), Godo (Spannes, Arabic), | | Inhabitant of Gothia |
Gotic | Gòt (Aquitain), Gote (French), Godos (Spannes), | Languedocian and Catalan | Dialect of Aquitain spoken in Gothia |
Gotandolos | Gotandulos | | Christians nobles unconverted since the Islamic conquest until the X° century |
Hispano-Roman | | | Roman population of southern Gaul that formed the Galician, the Spanian and the Ladino culture |
Ispanuli | Ispanhòli (Aquitain] | Carolingian Hispanii | Settlers in Gaul from peninsular origin. Litteraly “Little Hispanians” |
Judaitz | Jewish Ladino | Ladino | Language of Spanian Jews |
Kalbit | Syrian, Shamit | | Arabs whom the family is from Syrian or Mesopotamian origin |
Ladino | Algravi, Mozarabic (Historical) | Mozarabic | |
Mawālī | | The same, in a less restrictive definition | Muslims of servile origin |
Muwalladi | Muladìes (Spanian), Musalima | | Muslims of non-Arabic origin |
Qaisit | Yemenit, Kaysit | | Arabs whom the family is from peninsular Arabia |
Spanian | Spaniol | Spanish | |
Riviers and Seas
Name | Variants | OTL Equivalent | Definition |
Betìs | al-wādi al-kabīr (Arabic), Betis (Latin) | Guadalquivir | |
Ebre | Ebro (Spannes) | Ebro | |
Leger | Léger (French, Aquitain) | Loire | |
Rose | Rône (French), Ròse (Aquitain) | Rhone | |
Titles
Title | Variants | OTL Equivalent | Definition |
Metropolitain | Metropolitan, Metropolitan Bishop | Archbishop | |
Walī | Valí (Christianized form) | | Muslim governor |