tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785735485564651497.post4366719052657466088..comments2018-02-01T21:03:10.484-08:00Comments on Eclectic Potted Histories : Geoffrey Plantagenet – the King’s BastardHelen Lashbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14806155400041511316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785735485564651497.post-15022579697559788172016-08-04T13:39:52.853-07:002016-08-04T13:39:52.853-07:00I've run the name to earth! Ikerne is a Basqu...I've run the name to earth! Ikerne is a Basque female name Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785735485564651497.post-65098717921865126592016-08-02T06:08:21.952-07:002016-08-02T06:08:21.952-07:00Given-Wilson and Curties refer to Hikenai or Ykena...Given-Wilson and Curties refer to Hikenai or Ykenai as base-born (Ykenia a mis-spelling, thank you for pointing that out), with reference to information from Walter Map. Another chronicler of the time referred to her as the daughter of a knight. There seems to be no reference to where Geoffrey was born to give a clue as to where Ykenai originated.Helen Lashbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806155400041511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785735485564651497.post-79677501520772779352016-08-02T04:47:57.673-07:002016-08-02T04:47:57.673-07:00Ykenia [or Ykenai, you have both] is not a name I ...Ykenia [or Ykenai, you have both] is not a name I have come across! which is not something I often say. Any idea where she's from? it doesn't sound French, unless it's BretonSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.com