hrafnkel Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Great Companies had numbers in the local Fenrisian language, although I could just be dreaming the Red Dream. Any brothers out there have any ideas? Was hoping someone could enlighten me, so I could choose one for my SW army. Thanks in advance! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonSTeR Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 It's in Propsero Burns... I can't recall what they are though, sorry!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3078580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenzington Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Aye, page 98 of Prospero Burns. "So, jarl. That's lord, we've established. And tra and fyf? They're numbers?" "Uh huh," Nodded Skarski. "Three and five. Omn, twa, tra, for, fyf, sesc, sepp, for-twa, tra-tra, dekk." Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3078592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrafnkel Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Russ and the Allfather bless you all. I shall now go and slap myself with the book, page 98. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3078619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassill Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Aye, page 98 of Prospero Burns. "So, jarl. That's lord, we've established. And tra and fyf? They're numbers?" "Uh huh," Nodded Skarski. "Three and five. Omn, twa, tra, for, fyf, sesc, sepp, for-twa, tra-tra, dekk." Don't have the book on hand, but does the list go any higher? B) EDIT:: Wait, so if it's Omn (1) Twa (2) Tra (3) For (4) Fyf (5) Sesc (6) Sepp (7) For-twa (8) Tra-Tra (9) Dekk (10) could I make other numbers? Example: For is 4, Twa is 2. For 8 they have For-twa or, 4*2=8. Right? So for twelve would it be Sesc-Twa, or 6*2=12, right? Or am I looking at this too hard. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3078718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
muadib02 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 It could be for-tra as well Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3078727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassill Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 It could be for-tra as well Yes, it could. I actually like the sound of that better than Sesc-twa. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3078755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune_Priest_Rhapsody Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Jeezus man, I have a hard enought time with roman numerals!! Are you trying to explode my brain??!! I could also be Omn-Twa. 1 and 2... End of Line Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3078862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenzington Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Yeah, I thought it was odd that he only numbers to 10, when there are 13 companies. But going by the ones presented it stands to reason that numbers in the teens are just a combination of single digit words. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3079074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CainTheHunter Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 No zeros then? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3079213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vor Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 No zeros then? I expect there is.. but there isn't a zero company so it isn't listed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3079260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
muadib02 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Its wholly possible to not have a zero....people got by for a long time without it Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3079291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durfast Spiritwolf Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 It's sort of based on the nordic system, so 11 would be something like elleve or elva and 12 tolv or for-tra. So I have the 11th GC and use elva. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3080592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CainTheHunter Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 It's sort of based on the nordic system, so 11 would be something like elleve or elva and 12 tolv or for-tra. So I have the 11th GC and use elva. :teehee: So You actually are playing the Space Wolves-Elves then... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3080621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 The logic may just end at 10. I think a linguistics major would beat their head against a wall if they saw how 8 and 9 were derived, yet dekk is not fyf-twa and sesc is not tra-twa. There's no discernable reasoning behind it until Abnett comes in here to tell us otherwise. Bottom line, he made it up, so you should do the same. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3080692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durfast Spiritwolf Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 The logic may just end at 10. I think a linguistics major would beat their head against a wall if they saw how 8 and 9 were derived, yet dekk is not fyf-twa and sesc is not tra-twa. There's no discernable reasoning behind it until Abnett comes in here to tell us otherwise. Bottom line, he made it up, so you should do the same. He did make it up, but it broadly follows the logic of nordic languages as I have already stated above. For example, in modern Danish 50 is halvtreds (but this is short for halvtredsindstyve = 2 1/2 x 20), 60 is tres (tresindstyve = 3 x 20), 70 is halvfjerds (halvfjerdsindstyve = 3 1/2 x 20) etc. Funnily enough, you find similar things going on in other languages, such as French, but as in the nordic examples, this is in the tens rather than single numbers. That's where he got inventive. It's sort of based on the nordic system, so 11 would be something like elleve or elva and 12 tolv or for-tra. So I have the 11th GC and use elva. :D So You actually are playing the Space Wolves-Elves then... Only if you cannot read my typing little brother ;) Regards Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3080834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmande Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Why not just e-mail Dan and ask him about eleven through thirteen? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3081276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfran Morkai Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Why not just e-mail Dan and ask him about eleven through thirteen? Because he probably has other things on his mind than some numbers he doesn't need. Of course you could always ask him at Games Day or a Black Library Open Day, he's seems genuinely happy to answer questions there. I asked him why he wrote Prospero Burns when he was quoted as saying he didn't really like the Space Wolves, which is exactly why he wrote the book lol. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3081408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schertenleib Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 So we have the numbers. What we need is the corresponding runes. ^_^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/253680-great-company-numbers/#findComment-3081572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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