In High Rhulain, I noticed that there were Galedeeps, Wavedogs, and Streambattles. There were other otters with this surname in other books (Finnbarr, Kroova, and Rab, respectably). Does this mean that the otters have extensive family trees across time and space?
Could be so...I wouldn't put it past some connections. However, there have been incidents when Mr. Jacques has mistakenly used the same name in different books. It could be an accident for all we know.
I like to think they're all one big family when this occurs. :) These could be large families with many branches that have traveled all over the place. I can see their descendants lasting through the entirety of the series, from Lord Brocktree straight through The Rogue Crew.
There's also the possibility characters take on surnames of their own without realizing/caring there's already a family (or ten) that have the same name. Wavedog, for example, just sounds really good when paired up with an otter, doesn't matter who. XD
Edit -- Lutra, you beat me. ;D *cough* ....what Lutra said, too. *nod*
Two mods post, but nobody else does. :P
Could be either, but I like to agree with Osu.
Osu, can you say which family name was in Lord Brocktreeand which one was in The Rogue Crew?? I believe you of course....
Oh, I never said as such. At least, I don't recall seeing names in both books; I was just making an example by naming the first and last books in chronological order. :)
I always thought that they would all meet up at the Hullabaloo (which is mentioned in the books.) Like if Kolun Galedeep was a ancestor of Finbarr Galedeep.
Or vice versa, don't know which came first.
Finnbar came before Kolun.
Ok, good. I hope I'm not traveling back in time. :o
I still think that they're all related.
Quote from: The Shade on July 15, 2013, 03:33:14 PM
Osu, can you say which family name was in Lord Brocktreeand which one was in The Rogue Crew?? I believe you of course....
The family name in
The Rogue Crew was Axehound, as I recall
Yes it was
I think they might be very distant relatives, but they are all from the same clan.
What if all sea otters originated from Green Isle, and then some member of the family decided to go travel, thus forming another group of otters?
That would be neat!
Wonder if the river otters also came from Green Isle.
What about Holt Ruddaring?
"Wavedog" has been used as a nickname (e.g. "you ol' wavedog!") in the books. It simply fits well.
Yeah but it does sound sea otterish, Wavedog. I do like to think that their all distantly related
But how can they be related? If they all have different surnames? Are we saying that some otter left the original clan and decided to invent a new name for itself? And that happened a few times?
May'apz tiz zimilar tae ze auld Scottish/Irish/etc. clanz. Zere could 'ave been an original Gauyldeap, vhich zen, zrough generationz, branched off intae different verzionz o' ze name, like Galedeep, Galldeep, Gayeldaep, Gale, Deap, Deep, Gyldeap, Gyldeep, Gaildeap, Gaildeep, an' etc...
Quote from: HeadInAnotherGalaxy on October 28, 2013, 09:16:35 PM
May'apz tiz zimilar tae ze auld Scottish/Irish/etc. clanz. Zere could 'ave been an original Gauyldeap, vhich zen, zrough generationz, branched off intae different verzionz o' ze name, like Galedeep, Galldeep, Gayeldaep, Gale, Deap, Deep, Gyldeap, Gyldeep, Gaildeap, Gaildeep, an' etc...
That is a good explanation for that. They could have accidentally or purposefully changed their clan name.
Quote from: Redwaller on July 16, 2013, 10:07:53 PM
What if all sea otters originated from Green Isle, and then some member of the family decided to go travel, thus forming another group of otters?
That is a very plausable anwser, Redwaller. It did say in High Rhulain that otters lived on Green Isle for a very, very long time before the events in High Rhulain. Anything could have happened in that time.
Quote from: Ungatt Trunn on November 02, 2013, 03:31:06 PM
Quote from: Redwaller on July 16, 2013, 10:07:53 PM
What if all sea otters originated from Green Isle, and then some member of the family decided to go travel, thus forming another group of otters?
That is a very plausable anwser, Redwaller. It did say in High Rhulain that otters lived on Green Isle for a very, very long time before the events in High Rhulain. Anything could have happened in that time.
That is probably most likely.
I have never read the 11-22 books soo ya