We are in the 70es on Unicorn Island, an island off the coast of southern Zealand. A handful of teachers have gathered the broken threads of magic once again, trying to revive the magic in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Faroes and partially Greenland.
Our main protagonist is Susan (me) from Elsinore and her three co-apprentices and friends Heidi, Tage and Lis living at Unicorn Island.
I grasped the chance to write a little bit about some of the lesser known apprentices in this A-Z challenge.
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E is for Elvin Reynisson & Sif Reynisdottir from Iceland
The two siblings from Akureyri are the oldest of the apprentices, Elvin is 17 and Sif 16 when the story begins. Their father, Reynir is a gigantic man. They are good flyers and decent healers.
They are both redhaired, tall and big, good natured but selfconscious.
Both their wands are made from rowan, Elvin's wand emitting orangey-red sparks, and Sif's a bit longer wand emits bright orange sparks
We first meet those two as good flyers and responsible persons when the police is looking for a missing boy in the swamps. Later they are lead flyers for the Yellow team in the broom race, and they pull their load throughout the story.
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Tomorrow F for Fiona & Veronika.
Elvin, Sif - sounds like good names. Is Sif a girl? I can't tell with this name as I am unfamiliar with it and you gave no indication of their genders.
SvarSletHave a lovely day.
There is a clue, well hidden. Their patronyms. Iselanders do not have last names as we know it, instead they are called Elvin Reynisson (Son of Reynir), respectively Sif Reynisdottir (Daughter of Reynir). So yes, Sif is indeed a girl :)
SletI have always loved the nae Reynir (so much that I wanted to name one of my sons, but at the time I was married and the husband threw a fit)
SvarSlethttps://illusionsofchaos.blogspot.com/search/label/A%20to%20Z%20Challenge%202024
Naming of sons can be hard :)
Slet... and I just took a look at your blog. I can't read white on black, so I won't read any. Sorry.
SletI am really, really enjoying learning a little more about the stories of some of the more minor characters. Thank you.
SvarSletThank you for your encouragement!
SletAt first I didn't understand how they could be siblings, but then remembered the "son" and "dottir" suffixes of your language.
SvarSletYes we do that too sometimes, but mostly everybody in Denmark is -sen (meaning son). Patronymes are the way it's done in Iceland. Patronyms have been illegal in Denmark from 1828 (where it was decreed that everyboy took the patronyms they now had as a last name, and thet wives upon marrying got their husband's last name).
SletThis made it hard for Icelandic people living in Denmark until about 15 years ago, where the law concerning names were made way more liberal.
It's great to learn more about everyone in your stories.
SvarSlet