Talk:Rowena

Article name

I realise there is a DAB page Rowena and so the name alone is not enough here, but do we have to have the preposterous and completely misleading "Rowena, Queen of Britain"? I have never seen her referred to as such in any text. Presumably it's because of Gwrtheyrn sometimes being called "High King" by modern writers - but if such an institution existed, which is extremely doubtful - he would have been overlord of the Brythons and not "King of Britain". In a word, although the name is very romantic and poetical it has no foundation in fact or legend. How about Rowena (Rhonwen)? Anything but "Queen of Britain"! Enaidmawr (talk) 01:31, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

"Rowena, daughter of Hengest" seems like the best name for her. However, I'm not sure that it shouldn't just be "Rowena", with the disambiguation page at Rowena (disambiguation). This character seems to be the primary (and probably first) use of the name.--Cúchullain ^t/c 07:05, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree that plain 'Rowena' would be best, for the reasons you state and because that is how she is always referred to. I was tempted to make the change yesterday but was put off by the amount of links on the disambiguation page Rowena. 'Rowena, daughter of Hengest' is perfectly acceptable as well, although I'd prefer the name by itself. The second option's easy; any volunteers for the first, assuming there are no objections? Enaidmawr (talk) 00:19, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

As there have been no objections I've made the move, and transferred the info on her name over from the disambiguation page (which is at Rowena (disambiguation) now).--Cúchullain ^t/c 20:13, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Cuchullain. After raising the issue in the first place I'd managed to forget about it until I saw the change on my watchlist. A great improvement! Enaidmawr (talk) 00:59, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Hengest a Jute

What source says that Hengest of Kent was a Jute? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Æscing (talk • contribs) 02:05, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Rowan tree

I know it seems a bit of a stretch, but women have been named for trees for centuries. Her name isn't chiseled in stone anywhere, and her name is conjectural at best.

The Saxons were Odin worshipers, and Rowan is Old Norse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan

Long story short, they cant even decide how "Vortigern" was spelled, perhaps Rowena is just Rowan?