Moon Lord: The Fall of King Arthur - The Ruin of Stonehenge

by J. P. Reedman

  As many readers have requested a map, there now is one, showing the main sites in the Stonehenge landscape.

  I have also had requests for a list of character names. I have included the main ones and a complete list will be appearing on my blog in the next few months. As for pronunciation, most names sound roughly how they are spelt. C is always hard, never an ‘S’ sound and ‘ch’ is as in the Scottish ‘loch’ and never as in ‘change.’ A single F is pronounced V. Ardhu can be pronounced in two ways, however—Ar-dee (as in Welsh) or Ar-doo (as in Irish.) Take your pick!

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  STONE LORD and MOON LORD

  Names of main characters and places

  Abona—The River Avon. One of the great sacred rivers of Britain and also its tutelary goddess.

  Ack-olon—lover and servant of Morigau

  Afallan— The Apple Garden. Avalon

  Agravaen—son of Morigau, half brother to Mordraed

  Ahn-ann—a shadowy mother goddess figure. Also known as Ahn-u

  Ahn-is—priestess witch slain by Ardhu

  Ahn-un—The Not World or Unworld. The Otherworld.

  Ailin of the Lake of Maidens—Priestess and mother of An’kelet

  Albu—The White. Name of the lower part of the British Isles encompassing the White Cliffs of Dover. Roughly England

  Ambris—high priest of Stonehenge, mentor of Merlin, kinsman of U’thyr

  Amhar— Child name of Gal’havad, son of Ardhu and Fynavir

  An-fortas—The Maimed King, king of the Wasteland

  An’kelet— Equivalent to Lancelot. From an older form of the name. In Stone Lord, the suffix or prefix ‘An/ahn’ refers to a goddess/god or supernatural place.

  Ardhu—Dark Bear, Merlin’s protégée who becomes the Stone Lord of Khor Ghor.

  Ar-morah—Land of the Sea. Brittany in France, which was once known as Armorica. Homeland of An’kelet

  Arondyt—one of An’kelet’s daggers

  Art’igen—The Bear-that-is-to-Be. Ardhu’s childhood name

  Astolaht—village of Elian the Lily Maid

  Bal-in and Bal-ahn—twin warriors who are followers of Ardhu

  Balugaisa—barbed spear of An’kelet. Spear-of-Mortal-Pain

  Belerion—Cornwall

  Betu’or—Knower of Graves. First a combatant then friend to Ardhu. Bedwyr in Arthurian legend

  Bhel Sunface—‘Shining’ spirit of the Sun.

  Boann—spirit of the River of the White Cow in Ibherna-the Boyne

  Bohrs—One of Ardhu’s prime men after an initial clash

  Boneman, the—priest of the stones of Stenness

  Breastplate of the Sky—Golden lozenge worn by Ardhu. Similar to that found in Bush barrow near Stonehenge

  Bresalek—the name of the Green Man of Lud’s Hole-the Green Knight

  Brig-ahn—priestess of Brygyndo.

  Brig—high, royal

  Bro-khelian—the forest of Broceliande in Brittany

  Brygyndo. Fiery Arrow. High One-3 faced goddess Equivalent to the goddess Brigit.

  Buan-ann—the real name of the Old Woman of No name, Merlin’s first mentor

  Caladvolc the Hard-Cleft— Ardhu’s blade, equivalent to Caliburn. The name seems to derive ultimately from Caladbolg, sword of an Irish mythological hero

  Carnwennan- Little White Hilt. Ardhu’s dagger,taken from a burial cist-the sword from beneath the stone

  Crossroads-of-the-World—another name for Avebury, given by later traders

  Dag—father god in Ibherna

  Deadlands, The —the West where spirits went; also referred to liminal areas like the fields around the Cursus in Dorset and at Stonehenge

  Deroweth—settlement at Durrington Walls

  Din-Amnon—the stone circle where the young Merlin saw the red and white dragons

  Dindagol—Gorlas’s holding on the headland in North Cornwall. Birth place of Ardhu. Modern Tintagel

  Dragon Path of Dwr—the Dorest Cursus

  Drem—brave youth and messenger from Kham-el-Ard

  Dru Bluecloak—acolyte at Deroweth

  Duvnon—Devon. Land of Dark Valleys.

  Dwr, Dwranon Dwri—Dorset and the folk who live in it. The People-from-across-the-Water

  Eckhy—priest of Stonehenge; his ghost speaks to Merlin

  Ech-tor— father of Ka’hai, foster father of Ardhu. First element of name means Horse

  Elian—healer who finds An’kelet wounded. Her love for him ends in tragedy

  The Feast of the Rage of Trogran—another name for the Feast of the Corn—Lord in August

  Fhir-Vhan—the Man-Woman-Cross dressing figure at the Sanctuary, considered sacred. Curses Ardhu. A skeleton of mixed male/female parts was found buried at the Sanctuary

  Fragarak the Answerer—dagger of An’kelet

  Fynavir— The White Phantom. Daughter of Queen Mevva of Ibherna, becomes Ardhu’s wife. Name is equivalent to Irish Findabhair, daughter of Queen Meadbh and of course Gwynhwyfar/Guinevere

  Ga-haris— son of Morigau, half brother to Mordraed

  Gal’havad—Son of Ardhu and Fynavir, Hawk of Summer, Prince of the Twilight. Mystic and warrior, attainer of the Golden Cup

  Gharith—son of Morigau, half brother to Mordraed

  Gleyn—river where Ardhu’s first battle takes place page

  Gluinval— priest who takes over from Merlin at Khor Ghor

  God-of-bronze—the Holy Mountain in Wales. Carn Menyn in the Preselis

  God’s Peak—a name for the ritual complex at Newgrange

  Gorlas—an obnoxious and war like petty chief of Cornwall. Husband to Y’gerna, mother of Ardhu

  Great Barrowhill—mound that once stood inside Marden henge-the Hatfield barrow. Now destroyed

  Great Trilithon, The—as it is today… the Great Trilithon. Also known as the Portal of Ghosts and the Door into Winter, and Door of the Setting Sun

  Ha-bren— The Severn River and its tutelary goddess

  Hill of Suil—Silbury Hill. Hill of the Wise Eye

  Hwalchmai— Hawk of the Plain, Ardhu’s kin and one of his chief companions. Defeater of the Green Man/Green Knight

  Hwynn the White Fire—god of the Mortuary. Equivalent to Gwynn Ap Nudd, the Faerie king who lives in Glastonbury Tor

  Ibherna—Ireland.Ireland was known as Hibernia by the Romans, perhaps NOT land of Winter but from land of the Iverni, who were a tribe. The bh here is pronounced as V

  Ickenholt—The Icknield Way

  Ivormyth—tragic daughter of Metheloas, briefly betrothed to Gal’havad

  Ka’hai—Ardhu’s foster brother and close friend

  Kaladhon—a name for what is now Scotland

  Kar Sarlog— hill encampment. Old Sarum

  Kein-Mother of Merlin. Takes from the Saint Keyne, but interestingly means ‘nothing’ in German

  Kham-el-Ard-Crooked High Place— Equivalent to Camelot. Vespasian’s camp hillfort in West Amesbury

  Khaw—a rebel chieftain

  Khiltarna— The Land Beyond the Hills. The Chilterns

  Khyloq—Mordraed’s wife

  Khen the Head River—the river Kennett near Avebury

  Khelynnen—Fynavir’s serving woman

  Khor Ghor—Dance of Spirits of Great Ones—Based on the recorded named Choir Gawr, the Giant’s Dance.Choir hear is related to the word ‘chorea’ not ‘choir.’

  Khu Stone, The— Stone of Hounds or dogs. The Cuckoo stone in the field by Woodhenge. A Romano British shrine with child burial/dog skull was unearthed here

  Kichol of the Red Eye— priest of Ibherna who serves a blood thirsty solar god

  Kon-khenn—sea monster whose bones were said to be the spikes on An’kelet’s spear

  Krom the Bloody Crescent—dark god of the grain in Ireland. Received human sacrifice every seven years

  Lamps of Uffern—two stone lamps outside of Gods Peak


  Lailoq—‘friend’ Child name of Merlin.

  La’morak—lover and servant of Morigau

  Loth—King of Ynys Yrch, the Orkneys. Enemy to Ardhu

  Lud’s Hole—abode of the Green Knight. Lud’s Chapel

  Maedh’an na Marah—Maids of the Waves, mermaids

  Maheloas—priest and tribal headman at Gods Peak

  Mahn-ann— sea—spirit. Equivalent to the Irish Mannanan

  Maigh Dhun—Fort of the Plain. Maiden castle in Dorset

  Mako’sa— priestess of Silven, Odharna’s successor

  Marthodunu—enclosure of the Plain. The ceremonial site of Marden in Wiltshire

  Melwas of the Summerlands—King who abducts Fynavir

  Merlin. Also the Merlin— Adopted name of Lailoq taken from his totem animal

  Mevva— Irish tribal Queen known for her fierceness and lust. Name refers to mead—hence ‘the Intoxicator’. Mother of Fynavir

  Mhon—Anglesey, still known as Mona. The Mother Isle

  Mhor-gan of the Korrig-han—sister of Ardhu, friend to him,and priestess

  Mineth Beddun— mountain of the Graves. Scene of a battle

  Mordraed—illegitimate son of Ardhu and his half-sister Morigau. Ardhu’s greatest enemy and his bane. Name means ‘judgement’; equivalent to Irish Midir and later Moderatus.

  Morigau—half sister to Ardhu, his bitter enemy, mother of his son Mordraed

  Moy Mell, the Plain of Honey—Where dead warriors go after death

  Moy Mor, The Great Plain—Salisbury Plain..and also the Plain the spirits of the dead travel over

  Nin-Aeifa—Priestess of Afallan. Equivalent to Vivian/Niniane

  Nud Cloudmaker— Hwynn’s father. Also known as Snarer and Snatcher. Also God of the Milky Way. Equivalent to Nuada/ Nodens

  Odharna—high priestess of Suilven-Avebury

  Ogg—a god of eleoquence, hill name after him

  Old Circle—the henge at the end of the Stonehenge Avenue, recently

  Palomides—a slave of the Sea-pirates, freed by Ardhu. A Greek from Delos, long said to have ancient ties to Britain

  Pelehan—the Fisher King, son of the Maimed King

  Per-Adur—One of Arthur’s chief warriors

  Phelas—father of Elian

  Rhagnell—wife of the Green Man/Knight; takes up with Hwalchmai

  Rhyttah—gigantic warrior, slain by Ardhu.

  Rhom-gom— Ardhu’s ceremonial mace/sceptre. The Lightning Mace. Similar to that found in Bush Barrow

  Sacred Dragon Mound—Dorset Cursus

  Sacred Pool, The— spring and pool behind Vespasian’s camp. Has been used for feasting and ritual deposition since Mesolithic times

  Samothos—one of the first of the Tin-lords or kings. One of the beaker people and a metal prospector, now seen as semi-mythical

  Sanctuary, The—timber and stone circle attached to the Avenue of Avebury. Called the Sanctuary in ‘real life’

  Seven Kings, The—Very large barrows on the ridge to the east of Stonehenge. They are called the Seven Kings in modern times as well as in STONE LORD and MOON LORD

  She-Who-Guards—death goddess, watcher of the dead.

  Sherdan—Palomides’ name for the Sea-pirates

  Sovahn—feast, equivalent to Samhain

  Spiralfort—another name for Gods Peak-Newgrange

  Suilven—Place of the Eye. Avebury Stone circles

  Tarn Wethelen—the site of Mount Pleasant in Dorset. Both real and fictional places were burned in a great fire.

  Tirre—brother to Elian

  T’orc—a giant boar trained by Ardhu’s evil sister Morigau

  U’thyr Pendraec-a chief of the Dwri, father of Ardhu. Ardhu the Chief

  Dragon or the Terrible Head

  Urienz—cousin to Loth, Ardhu’s enemy

  Vhortiern— Great Lord. Merlin’s chief

  Wastelands, The—eastern lands hit by plague and famine. Norfolk.

  Woodenheart—Woodhenge

  Wyngurthachar—Ardhu’s shield. The Face of Evening. Carved with representation of the Watcher of the Dead

  Wyzelo—the Weasel. Companion of Mordraed

  Y’gerna—mother of Ardhu, Mor-ghan, Morigau

  Ynys Yrch—Isle of Pigs, the Orkneys

  Y’melc—feast of Lambing, Feb 1

  Zhel—aspect of the Winter Sun, said to be buried in Silbury in a golden coffin