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Need help with coming up with a name for a city on an Isle of Sorcery in a fantasy world which is similar to 10th century Anglo-Saxons in culture and technology.
I want to hear what you did in the dungeon, not the voting booth. Politics and rules minutia both bore me in my opinion.

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How about Cenricburg

found via

https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/anglo-sax

Maybe take a couple of spins at:

http://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/an ... -names.php
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Galdredun
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Here's the first 10 results from Donjon's random human settlement generator, with the options toggled to "quasi-historical middle ages" and "Saxon."
Camor
Hawold
Hadun
Gracot
Galeah
Saburh
Padun
Haford
Tadun
Waburh
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Philotomy Jurament wrote:Galdredun
This is a remarkably clever name, and I'm really impressed with how apt it is. I hear echoes of a Tolkein reference (Gald = Galadriel) and a Lovecraft reference (Dun = Dunwich). The three syllables bring to mind mystical places the Saxons would have heard about, Avalon, Tintagel, Camelot. Go with this.
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PapersAndPaychecks wrote:
Philotomy Jurament wrote:Galdredun
This is a remarkably clever name, and I'm really impressed with how apt it is. I hear echoes of a Tolkein reference (Gald = Galadriel) and a Lovecraft reference (Dun = Dunwich). The three syllables bring to mind mystical places the Saxons would have heard about, Avalon, Tintagel, Camelot. Go with this.
Glad you like it!

It's probably worth noting that "galdr" and its variants refer to magic/sorcery.
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Philotomy Jurament wrote:
PapersAndPaychecks wrote:
Philotomy Jurament wrote:Galdredun
This is a remarkably clever name, and I'm really impressed with how apt it is. I hear echoes of a Tolkein reference (Gald = Galadriel) and a Lovecraft reference (Dun = Dunwich). The three syllables bring to mind mystical places the Saxons would have heard about, Avalon, Tintagel, Camelot. Go with this.
Glad you like it!

It's probably worth noting that "galdr" and its variants refer to magic/sorcery.
I like it as well. Once I have the map done I will post it up here
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Here is the first of several panels. Once they are all done I'm going to stitch them all together. This one still needs all its labels.

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