Tuesday, March 5, 2024

History of the name "Haggard"

From the website: Haggard Hawks

From an article by Paul Anthony Jones

(Feb 24, 2015 Photographer unknown)

Haggard

As evidenced below, concerning the origin of the name "Haggard"; "etymology of the name is much in debate."

Recorded as Hagard, Haggard, Hagart, Haggarth and possibly others, this is an English medieval surname. It has three possible origins. The first is job descriptive for a haggart or haggerter, described as being a trainer of hawks caught in the wild, whilst the second possible origin is Danish-Viking and from Agard. This was a locational name from the city of Agard in Denmark. It is also possible that on occasions it was used as a medieval nickname for a "wild and untamed" person! In this case the derivation is from the Olde French word hagard, introduced into the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of 1066, after which and for nearly three hundred years French was the written and often spoken, language.

The name development includes recording examples such as that of Anna Haggard who married James Crimble on October 8th 1684, at St. James Church, Dukes Place, Westminster, whilst Dinah Haggarth was christened at the church of St. Mary Whitechapel, Stepney, on August 5th 1759. The Author Sir H. Rider Haggard (1856 - 1925), wrote the ever popular book "King Solomon's Mines". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alice Haggard. This was dated 1275, in the Hundred Rolls of landowners of Worcestershire, during the reign of King Edward 1st, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

The history of the ancestors of the Haggard family begins among the Pictish clans ancient Scotland. The name Haggard comes from the Gaelic form Mac-an-t-sagairt, which means son of the priest. Patronymic names often substituted the name of a saint or other revered religious figure in place of a devout bearer's actual father. However, the patronym Haggard often denotes actual paternity in this case, since the marriage of clerics in minor orders was permissible, although the marriage of priests was declared illegal and invalid during the 12th century.

The etymology of the name is much in debate. One source notes the "family are supposed to be derived from the Ogards of co. Hertfordshire." or the name "Haggard is a corruption of "hay-garth," a rick yard, and is so employed in Hall and Holinshed, as well as in several provincial dialects, but most probably, an ancient baptismal name which occurs in Domesday as Acard and Acardus."

Early Origins of the Haggard family

The surname Haggard was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present-day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

The Scottish branch of the family was recorded quite late as "the name occurs in Suffolk in thirteenth century as Hacgard."

All of this information was culled from many websites found by typing "Haggard" into Google Search. None of this information was researched or authored by myself. These are not my words, only my own layout.

History of the name "Berry"

I searched for "Berry crest" and came up with 50 or so crests (perhaps one for every major "Berry" family in Europe.)
The majority of these seem to have the red and yellow stripes.
So, I just picked a cool one and ran with it.

Berry

The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Berry is British & Irish, which comprises 53.4% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (21.7%) and Eastern European (3.3%).

How old is the name Berry? Origins of Name: The Berry surname derives from ancient English geographical locations and was also used a descriptive surname. The surname originates from as far back as 7th century words 'byrig' which means a fortified place, or from later words 'beri' or 'buri' meaning a manor house that is fortified.

The Berry surname is thought to be English. It has two popular origins. The first source of the name is believed to be geographic, referring to people who come from Bury (in Lancashire and Devon), or the French province of Berri. Additionally, the name could be toponymic and refer to somebody from a 'bergh' (the Middle English word for hill). Alternative variations of the name Berry; Berry, Berrie, Bery, Berie, Bury

What ethnicity is Berry: Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara 'descendant of Béara', a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1. Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .

The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 added many new elements to an already vibrant culture. Among these were thousands of new names. The Berry family lived in the county of Devon, where the family settled after arriving in England with William the Conqueror at the time of the Norman Conquest of England. The name is derived from the phrase at the Bury which has evolved to the more modern term borough.

Early Origins of the Berry family

The surname Berry was first found in Devon, in the parish of Berry-Pomeroy and before that Berry or Berri was the appellation of one of the old provinces of France. Another source notes "scattered disconnectedly over England. It is most numerous in Lancashire, and afterwards in the counties of Northampton, Warwick, and Devon. Probably it is usually derived from places, Berry being the name of a Devonshire parish, whilst Bury is the name of towns and localities in Lancashire, Suffolk, etc."

(Note: The info below is almost certainly unrelated to the Western European name "Berry")

What is the caste of Berry?

Beri (also spelled as "Berry") is a surname found among Khatris. According to a folklore, their ancestor was born under a Beri tree which is how they derive their name. They were originally Chopras.They are found in Jagraon and Ludhiana.

Jagraon is a city and a municipal council, a rural police district and a sub-division of the Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. Jagraon is more than three centuries old. Jagraon is at almost the geographical center of the state, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the Satluj River. It is 37 km (23 mi) from its district headquarters Ludhiana, 29 km (18 mi) from Moga, 31 km (19 mi) from Nakodar and 54 miles from Barnala.

All of this information was culled from many websites found by typing "Berry" into Google Search. None of this information was researched or authored by me. These are not my words, only my own layout.

Skinny Puppy "Worlock" official "x" video (now called "NC-17)

It may take 3 clicks to get the video to play. You also may have to click the "unmute" button on the video screen to hear sound. But it will eventually begin.

My apologies for this irritation.

Skinny Puppy
"Worlock"
Official Video
1990 from the album "Rabies"

The images in this video ARE NOT REAL.

Please keep in mind all video and imagery in this music video is a collection of artificial special effects from scenes in established fictional movies that were deemed by the MPAA as crossing the ratings line from "R" to "X" until anti-censorship groups successfully brought about the replacement of the rating "X" to instead "NC 17" for films which depict FAKE images of violence that would otherwise be rejected by the MPAA which rated it followed by the motion picture company which produced the film so that they could sell tickets under an "R" rating.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Video scene from Jacob's Ladder "The Hospital Sequence"

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My apologies for this irritation.

Excerpt From:

"Jacob's Ladder"

(The Hospital Scene)

"They make no mention of the beauty of decay."

--Tears For Fears

This sequence defies description. On the one hand it's both horrifying and disgusting.

On the other hand, it's like watching a 3-dimensional moving Francis Bacon painting.

Bacon painted people and animals as mutated into bizarre shapes, and sometimes there was violence and blood involved. But because these were "art" or "paintings' by an established and well known and respected artist, there was no furor over their release.

So my experience of this sequence is the same as looking at a Francis Bacon painting. It's disturbing, but compelling at the same time. "The beauty of decay." The beauty of atrocity.

I might have to put this warning on several posts: The images in this video are FAKE movie special effects. NOT REAL.