Post by mkr on Aug 1, 2023 7:48:26 GMT
Jul 31, 2023 22:13:47 GMT LP said:
A few quick questions regarding the placement of a few McDuck ancestors:Firstly, Paperardo "Cuor di Leone". His nickname means "Lionheart", which makes me think he is a duck-version of Richard I, who lived 1157 – 1199. However, if he were to share birth dates with the real life Richard I, then he probably should be placed as Sir Roast McDuck's brother (Roast lived 1159 – 1205). Is there a reason for placing him as Sir Swamphole's son?
Secondly, Paperin "Errante" from the same story. Likewise, I'm curious about the reason for his placement. I know next to nothing about knight-fashion throughout the ages. Is his fashion appropriate for the 13th century?
Finally, Ronald McDuck. I don't think there is anything in the story he appears in pointing him towards living in the 1100s. However, a friend of a friend told me that knights first started wearing feathers in their helmets during the 1500s. This was apparently due to the fact that Europe imported a lot ostrich feathers at this time. So maybe Ronald should be moved forward in time – perhaps he could be the son of Quack and the father of Sir Peatbog?
Please note that I could simply be missing some very obvious reason for the current placement of these ancestors.
EDIT: I also realized that the placement of Maol Mhuire MacDuich is likely incorrect too. I originally placed him in the later 1000s based on the archaic spelling of his surname. However, he is said to have participated in two crusades. It seems the crusades happened later. Someone who's more of a history buff than me would have to help out here, but I'm not sure if this fits with Maol's birth year. Maybe he should be moved to the future, possibly as Sir Swamphole's son. This would unfortunately ignore the archaic spelling of MacDuich.
So, Ronald can then indeed be moved if those feathers indicate that.
As for Maol Mhuire, according to Rosa's sketches the name was changed to McDuck in or just after 1071, so his current position (born around 1060) is probably the latest that he (at least at birth) would still have the name MacDuich. When born around 1060 he could have easily participated in the first crusade (1096-1099) and the second crusade is technically possible if he participated at an old age (1145-1149) (maybe just as active as Scrooge is at an old age?).
As for Paperardo cuor di leone, I didn't really use his name for positioning him on the tree. I just put him somewhere in the Middle Ages where there was an open spot on the tree. My main reason for not using his name is that his name is probably just an invention for the Italian translation of the story. In all other publications that I have seen (I think that were English, Dutch and Spanish) he is unnamed. So very likely he is unnamed in the original script as well. Though, if you still prefer him as a brother of Roast, I would be fine with that.