(urth) Wizard Questions

[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

On 4/7/07, Batrinque at aol.com <Batrinque at aol.com> wrote:

> Is "Ormsby" an alternative form of "Pendragon"?

That's my take. "Orm" is certainly "Worm" which is "Dragon."

> In the book, towards the end Sir Able acquires a helm that evidently gives
> the wearer the power to see things as they really are, shorn of any cloak of
> magic or enchantment.  Is this helm derivative of something particular in
> Norse/Teutonic mythology or Arthurian legend?

Sounds like a kind of inversion of the Tarnhelm.

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