[HPforGrownups] Re: Mundungus Fletcher/Dungeon scenes

[yr awen]

No: HPFGUIDX 41568

Karen said:

>>>>>>>>>Just an aside piece of information (and since JK Rowling likes to 
play with the names of her characters), IIRC a 'Fletcher' was a maker 
of arrows back in the days that arrows were made.  Like Potter and 
Smith it was one of those trade names that eventually became a common 
surname.

I'm stuck for what Mundungus could mean though.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Well, 'mund' in Anglo-Saxon means 'hand.' Clark-Hall (a 'concise' dictionary of Anglo-Saxon) also gives 'protector or guardian; protection/guardianship' It's most commonly used in compounds dealing with protection or preservation of something, including laws or statutes. I don't know how, er, fluent JKR is in Anglo-Saxon nomenclature, but if Mundungus is a member of the 'old crowd' who helped fight off Voldemort & Co., perhaps his name -- accidental or not -- is oddly appropriate.

But now I'm stuck on the 'ungus' side of the equation... it's probably an example of me digging too deep, but it's nice to think my Old English obsession is coming in handy right away :-)

HF.


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