#PennedPossibilities 1144: "Is there a story behind your MC’s name? Were they named after someone or something?"
Within the story? Both Wulfila and Herrad have names derived from those of their fathers (Wulf and Heribrand, respectively); in Austrasia, it is not uncommon to name children partially after their parents or other relatives. As for Ardeija, we never learn how exactly he came by his name, but it is obvious that his mother must have picked it (as it is from her culture).
Maike Claußnitzer
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