[HPforGrownups] Re: name of Salazar

[Carolina]

No: HPFGUIDX 76702


> From CW:
> Silmariel, this is quite fascinating. Are you saying that Salazar is
> actually an ancient Jewish name ? Given the whole good v.evil theme
> of the series, Harry as potential saviour/but as yet unknown,
> possible family relationship with Voldemort, descendent of Slytherin
> etc, the twists to the end confrontation are very complex to
> contemplate. Harry as modern saviour of the Jewish race ? Oh lordy...
> but maybe I have not quite understood your post, is this what you
> mean?

This needs clarification. I've tried to find where the thread started but I 
can't, I recall an ff author asked if Slytherin could've fly from Spain to 
Britain near Moorish invasion, and if Salazar was a Basque name.

My reply to this is contained in post number 76473, Catlady's response.

I checked up the sources cited and posted number 76571, then reread and 
researched a little more, which brings up post number 76558.

The funny thing is I didn't try to link Salazar and Jews, it popped out while 
searching for "salazar heraldica" in Google, I was just trying to disprove 
Salazar being a Basque word.

www.sephardim.com was interesting, because they show the references for each 
name, and seems pretty conclusive. It is a mixed Spanish/English page, so 
anyone can check it.

Salazar seems to have a Jew name, but, as by 844 there was already a lord of 
Salazar in the Christian side, he could have pretended to be Catholic. Anyway 
is his name, not his surname, so it doesn't link him forcefully to Salazar 
line. 

I think the author was just speculating  about how could SS have lived in the 
Peninsula Iberica about 650-1000 period, just previous of Howgarts. Moorish 
invasion started 711 and lasted about a century, then reconquer started. He 
could find refuge with Jews, later with Christians, and with this name, with 
Moorish also. but I'd advise him to change Slytherin to something with a 
lower profile, unless he acts as a magician, er, astrologer. Curious enough, 
while witches were commonly disposed off, magicians were more likely to gave 
advice to kings and caliphas.

Here is a link to a map, period 850-950:
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~rs143/spain.jpg

I hope I have cleared it up.

silmariel