“The Eighth March,” the last of a set of marching songs usually called “The Seven Marches,” and only sung or played in North Dalemark because the words were offensive to the South.
Eleth of Kredindale, the mother of Noreth, who died soon after Noreth was born, declaring to the end that her daughter was the child of the One.
Elthorar Ansdaughter, keeper of antiquities at Hannart in North Dalemark in the time of Earl Keril, a law-woman of great learning who gave up the law in order to study the history and prehistory of Dalemark. She was present at the discovery of the spellcoats and translated them, sometimes rather inaccurately.
Eltruda, the Lady of Adenmouth, wife of Lord Stair, and younger sister of Eleth of Kredindale. Being childless herself, Eltruda brought Noreth up when Eleth died. On the death of Lord Stair, Eltruda married Navis Haddsson and became a considerable force in Dalemark politics and almost legendary for her quarrels with her stepdaughter, Hildrida.
Enblith the Fair, Queen of Dalemark some hundreds of years after the reign of King Hern, daughter of the Undying and said to be the most beautiful woman who ever lived. The musician-mage Tanamoril found Enblith living as a pauper in the woods and tricked the King into marrying her.
Falls
1. In prehistoric Dalemark the great River rose as a waterfall said to be half the height of a mountain. This was the site of Hern’s battle with the mage Kankredin.
2. In historic times the falls at the head of the dale of Dropwater, where the river Dropwater fell nearly three hundred feet to the floor of the valley, were among the most admired sights of North Dalemark.
Fander, a revolutionary in Neathdale in South Dalemark, a grocer by trade, who provided the family of Clennen the Singer with bacon, lentils, and, for some reason, a large bunch of rhubarb.
Farn, the southernmost of the Holy Islands.
Fayside, one of the dormitory houses in the Lawschool at Gardale.
Fenna, the daughter and apprentice of Hestefan the Singer.
Fenner, Ganner Sagersson.
Fervold, captain of Earl Henda of Andmark’s private army.
Fire, a ritual bonfire which had to be lit for the One every spring as soon as the River ceased to flood. The fuel had to be specially arranged with the image of the One at its center and kindled with coals from the hearth of the officiators. The lighting of the fire was celebrated with a feast. When the fire died down and the One was revealed in the ashes, only the eldest male of the family was allowed to remove the image.
Firepot, a clay pot with a lid and cunningly placed vents in which a fire could be kept alight and carried until needed. Until the invention of the wheel-and-flint tinderbox, firepots were in use all over Dalemark and continued in use by Singers and traveling traders until some time after the reign of the Adon.
Fishmarket, a broad thoroughfare in Holand in South Dalemark where fish was sold until the days of Amil IV.
Flags were considered potent symbols in Dalemark from prehistoric times onward:
1. In the old Kingdom of Riverlands flags were religious symbols and only carried in the holiest ceremonies to honor the Undying.
2. To the Heathen invaders from Haligland flags were equally holy as expressing the honor and status of a clan. They were carried at all times and defended to the death in battle.
3. In historic Dalemark flags were nearly taboo. They were only flown at Midsummer Fairs and by ships at sea. No earls and few kings dared fly flags until Amil the Great designed the royal standard of the crowned wheatsheaf. To this day only the monarch flies a flag.
“Flaming Ammet!,” an oath peculiar to Holanders and a favorite of Mitt’s. Since Ammet was an image of the Earth Shaker made of wheat straw, the notion of it on fire amounted to blasphemy.
Flapper, Ganner Sagersson.
Flate, the general name for the flatlands surrounding Holand in South Dalemark, most of which were at, or below, sea level.
Flate Dike, the main drainage ditch for the lowlands around Holand. It was wider than most roads and ran dead straight for nearly fifteen miles, the water in it flowing like a river to an outlet ten miles west of the port of Holand.
Flate Street, a street in a poor but respectable district to the west of the city of Holand in South Dalemark, where Earl Hadd provided Hobin the gunsmith with a house and workshop.
Fledden, a small town to the north of Andmark in South Dalemark, the birthplace of Earl Henda and one of the few places where Henda could rely on absolute loyalty. The inhabitants held the curious belief that the color yellow was unlucky.
Flennpass, the last of the passes open in the mountains between North and South Dalemark. It was said that the musician-mage Osfameron had closed the other three passes at the time of the Adon.
Flind, a common name in South Dalemark.
1. A vintner outside Derent in Waywold, who brought Kialan and a supply of wine to Clennen the Singer.