The Wolf, the Rose, and the Freisian Horse.
The Wolf-folk Rally Round
William Morris was aware of his brothers worship of Farest Rosamund. I just noticed the passage on Farest Hrosshild, which I believe is Hrosmund, the name-source of Rosamund. It means ‘horse protection’. HORSE SHIELD. This is a major find that I would not have found if I were not having a one-way conversation with my muse, Lara Roozemond, who is an expert equestrian. This is another glass slipper, or, horseshoe. J.R. Tolkien was deeply influenced by this story, and the warrior woman on a grey horse. Is this the source for “Shadowfax”?
The Shield of the Horse.
Jon ‘The Seer’
The name Rosamund(also spelled Rosamondand Rosamunde) is a girls’ name and can also be a family name (surname). Originally it combined the Germanicelements hros, meaning horse, and mund, meaning “protection”. Later, it was influenced by the Latinphrases rosa…
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