"You Know Who" (was Re: Ginny and the unicorn tapestry)

[Frank D]

No: HPFGUIDX 187382

> Geoff:
> > I have to admit that I've never given thought to why
Voldemort, as a character, received that "title". Perhaps
in the same way that real world dictators were publicly
referred to other than by their names "Der Führer" or
"Il Duce" for instance.
> >
>
> Mark:
> In the Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet interview part 2
[1], Rowling says that one inspiration for this was the
Kray twins.
>
> "On a more prosaic note, in the 1950s in London there
were a pair of gangsters called the Kray Twins. The story
goes that people didn't speak the name Kray. You just
didn't mention it. You didn't talk about them, because
retribution was so brutal and bloody. I think this is an
impressive demonstration of strength, that you can convince
someone not to use your name. Impressive in the sense that
demonstrates how deep the level of fear is that you can
inspire. It's not something to be admired."
[1] http://tinyurl.com/lqhu3o
>


Frank D:

The concept of absit nomen, ansit omen (banish the name and
the associations attached to it go away with it) goes back a
much longer way.