El Scotcho Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Ok, so as some of you may know, I had early started a thread on creating my great company, headed by the wolf lord Bragi Kegslayer. Well I got to thinking about what symbols I could use for his company markings, and realized that I could think of nothing that wouldn't cost me another arm and leg, over and beyond the ones I'm giving up to buy my ridiculously awesome, and huge, new Space Wolf army (my current count is 3 full sets of arms and legs, plus about half of my remaining sanity). Long story(actually you just read most of it) short, I've decided to change my Wolf Lord's name to something that sounds less like a nordic Barroom Hero (ten kegs to the first person to guess my favorite band, and as a bonus they'll also get the story of why they're my favorite), into something a little more Space Wolf I'm gonna rip your arms off and feed them to you, and then let my wolves eat you. A bunch of names that I think are cool Bierril Eidmar Asbjorn Audvard Beraug Bjonnal Bjorguin Bragi Brynjulf Edbjorn Eldgrim Eskild Finnbjorn Finnvald Fridthjof Gietvald Grjotgard Gudleif Gunnbjorn Halkjell Herbjorn Hjalmar Huskild Ingjarl Jorleif Toralf Basically I'm looking for a good last name, for lack of a better term, one that sounds more warrior like and less cheesy than Kegslayer, also one that wouldn't cost me a bunch of money to model onto my minis. I have thought of a couple of my own, and would very much appreciate some feedback. Bragi Foesmasher, a big guy riding a thunderwolf with a thunderhammer and stormshield, and his sigil would be a stylized thunderhammer with a wolfs head superimposed over the grip Bierril the Slaughterer, again riding a thunderwolf, but this time with a frostaxe/blade and a plasma pistol, and I have no idea for a sigil for this wolf lord. Feedback would be very, very appreciated, and ideas even more so. Also if stumped for a name for your own Wolf Lord, feel free to borrow a name from my list or from here Nordic Names Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldenhaller Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Interesting quandry :) By the looks of things you're looking for something which is evocative of the warrior's past deeds. If you look at the characters who have a 'deed name' it harks back to a great event in thier life which has made them who they are today e.g Blackmane, Thunderfist, of Mordak, Stormcaller, the Fellhanded etc etc. In my mind things like 'the slaughterer' or 'Foeslayer' don't seem to have that ring of great deeds which is required for a great lord's name. Foesmasher with a thunder hammer is heading in the right direction but to me it doesn't seem quite right. Maybe 'Thunder's Woe' or something else along those lines which keeps with the weapon and also suggests at something done in thier past? hope this helps ~O Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaldnir Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I can't give great advice on the subject just an example. . Agnar thunderhowl- wolf lord that overloaded the nerve centers of noise marines with a mighty howl. Name roughly translates to furious blade. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlk Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I like Brynjulf, it sounds great. If you're not going to use it, let me know and I know what my Rune Priest's name is going to be :) What about this: Brynjulf the Hunter - could be modeled with a trophy or trophies like scalps on his belt, a tyranid head under his leg (I know it's not that original but it could look great), a Chaos Marine helmet somewhere or so. Brynjulf Mastbreaker - he could get this name during his pre-Space Wolves life when fighting against enemy clans and their longboats. I can easily see that depicted on a banner or something, a hammer breaking a mast of a longboat or something like that. Brynjulf Orkbane - he distinguished himself during a fight against an Ork Waaagh! or perhaps killed a Warboss. Ork heads, a Warboss head, a banner, you can even give him a "looted" power klaw and he could be using it instead of a power fist :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrpAndersson Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Personally I think Foesmasher sounds a bit like an ork name and Slaughterer sounds kinda like a champion of khorne, I can't really say why, it just feels that way. How about Shieldsmasher or Foestalker? I'm guessing Dropkick Murphy's Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldenhaller Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Brynjulf Mastbreaker - he could get this name during his pre-Space Wolves life when fighting against enemy clans and their longboats. I can easily see that depicted on a banner or something, a hammer breaking a mast of a longboat or something like that. Now this I like...really has a sense purpose and history ~O Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfran Morkai Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Well mine's Agni Bloodhammer. Simple to remember and is evocative of his fluff, he carries a great big hammer! And Agni was German for fear and the Norse adapted it into a name. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zemox Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 If you could tell me what kind of weapons he wields and/or some fluff and i could help you allot more. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlk Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I believe that his weapon loadout and his fluff will originate from his name .) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapniK Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Mine is Skoll Suneather based on skoll the son of Fenrir. The trick i find is to think of a first name you like and for the last name or his surname should be based around the tactic of your army (ie egil ironwolf= armored assault) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Howland Greywolf Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Mines Hrok (meaning storm....I think) Stormbringer because his wargear consists of storm related things (SS/TH) but he might become my Arjac substitute, fits him better. So I too am looking for a new name for a lord. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkseer Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Grimvald Thunderstorm! there, I made one up on the spot :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester262 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 http://www.20000-names.com/index.htm I use that website all the time gives you the name plus it's meaning Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler67 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Sorry, but "Foesmasher" stinks of Ork, seriously. I understand, I think, your intentions but really, let THAT one go. Consider thinking of what you want your enemy/opponent to "feel" when discovering the name of your character. Do you want to inspire "Dread" or "Foreboding"? Then I might suggest adding "the Dreadful" simply or "Dark(something maybe favored weapon perhaps)". Not everyone has an uber creative juice flow and so you seeking suggestions and guidance is commendable. Think of the names of the known SW characters and try to divinate the creative motivation used in their generation. Bjorn the Fellhanded for instance. He obviously has a formidable DCCW these days but it was meant to replicate his fighting style before he was encased. Perhaps he was a "Holy Terror" in CC before he was greviously injured and so after being encased he was again fitted with a weapon that would suit his inner wolf in battle. The "Ultimate Blood Claw" but instead of a boltgun and chainsword he was outfitted with an AWESOME Autocannon and an equally inspiring DCCW Claw. Just sayin'. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanfield Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 maybe give him a first name and then a sirname when hes done some mad bad deed Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Scotcho Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 I like a lot of the suggestions here. And to be completely honest, I hated the deed names that I could think of, but it was like my brain was high-centered (to borrow a four wheeling term) on them and I couldn't get unstuck without help. Brynjulf is one of the cooler ones on the list, but I couldn't think of anything cool to go with it. So I think maybe clanfield's suggestion of letting him name himself through his deeds is a great idea. Now the problem is what could I use for a sigil for a wolflord with no deed name? I guess I could just steal one of the shoulderpads or transfers, or just paint a B rune until I come up with something (lol I could paint the runes for B and J if I named him Brynjulf). And like I said earlier, if anyone else is stumped for a name, by all means take and use whichever ones you like, I lay no special claim to these particular ones, they were just the best ones on the list IMO. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublindawg Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 ummm......B J, so many bad jokes come to mind. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler67 Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 ummm......B J, so many bad jokes come to mind. Perhaps J B would work better until a more defining name emerges. Jarl Brynjulf would recognize his position as leader and name. Anything more will wait until his deeds speak for themselves. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlk Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I like a lot of the suggestions here. And to be completely honest, I hated the deed names that I could think of, but it was like my brain was high-centered (to borrow a four wheeling term) on them and I couldn't get unstuck without help. Brynjulf is one of the cooler ones on the list, but I couldn't think of anything cool to go with it. So I think maybe clanfield's suggestion of letting him name himself through his deeds is a great idea. Now the problem is what could I use for a sigil for a wolflord with no deed name? I guess I could just steal one of the shoulderpads or transfers, or just paint a B rune until I come up with something (lol I could paint the runes for B and J if I named him Brynjulf). And like I said earlier, if anyone else is stumped for a name, by all means take and use whichever ones you like, I lay no special claim to these particular ones, they were just the best ones on the list IMO. On the other hand, you don't have to name him Brynjulf at all! You can just think of some other name that fits better with some cool deed name and I'll have a great original name for my Rune Priest -_- (I guess I'll use it anyway) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2123993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Scotcho Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 I was just using it because it was being bandied about the thread, you can have it for your RP. I'm gonna go search for a really good name right now. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2124015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfran Morkai Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I was just using it because it was being bandied about the thread, you can have it for your RP. I'm gonna go search for a really good name right now. Steve? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2124021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Scotcho Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 A little more norse than that, but good try. I kinda like Thorgeir, but could prolly change it a little into Torgeir. It means roughly Thor's Spear. No idea for a deed name, But I could use just the runes for J (for jarl, as has been suggested previously), and T (for his name) until he does something cool in game. Only problem I have with the name is that I wanna equip him with thunder hammer and storm shield, and if his name has the old norse word for spear in it, it would sort of nag at me. I could just give him a frostblade converted into a spear, actually that would make sense since he'll be mounted on a thunderwolf. So what do y'all think of Thorgeir or Torgeir? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2124040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zemox Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Harald, hands down :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2124089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjugin Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 (lol I could paint the runes for B and J if I named him Brynjulf). It should rather be B and U. "Bryjn" is one word and "Ulf" is another (meaning wolf :ph34r:) Generally I dont really like the way space wolves uses scandinavian/norse/viking given names (Ragnar, Ulrik, Logan, Bjorn etc) and english "surnames" (wolfborn, stormcaller, rockfist etc). I rather use a translation of the english name, some examples: Njal Stormcaller, lord of tempest - Njal stormbringaren, ovädersmästaren Ragnar Blackmane - Ragnar Svartman Ulrik the Slayer - Ulrik Banemannen Canis Wolfborn - Canis den Vargfödde Arjac Rockfist, the anvil of Fenris - Arjac Stennäve, Fenris städ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2124195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Gator Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Magnus Arrbjorn is my new wolf lord, Einarr Alrekr a lone wolf, and Fenrir Randulfer my wgbl Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/179435-help-naming-my-wolf-lord/#findComment-2124270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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