Re: Luxembourg Royal Family: House Irradiak (and paleo-Letzisch royalty)

J. Erwin (jlerwin@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu)
10 Oct 96 00:51:46 GMT

olskool@ix.netcom.com (Tony) writes:

>Many of you have asked questions about the Luxembourgian Royal Family.
>The present Luxembourgian Royal Family is descended from the House of
>IRRADIAK, who were among the nobility of the ancient paleo-Letzisch
>Empire.

>INFORMATION ON PALEO-LETZISCH NOBILITY:

>The Emperor was called the Kappi or Kappigh'. Beneath the Emperor
>were the various kings who ruled dominions that were part of the
>Empire. These paleo-Sakartveloi word for king was Xost. Following
>are the terms for noblemen in the Izkappialgut Tuskualdo, and their
>corresponding equivalents in "modern" (i.e, mediaeval) European
>heraldry. After this, I have attempted to "fill in the gaps" in
>Tuskualdan (PLE) society with some of the p.s. terms for various
>occupations of common folk living in the Empire.

>paleo-Sakartveloi term Indo-European/English equivalent

>Taanli........................Prince
>Gh'is.........................Duke
>Oanluu........................Marquess, Marquis
>Hartep........................Count
>Xoat..........................Baron
>Toxaagh'......................Knight

>Religious class:

>Azvoth'.......................High Priest
>Efvomh........................Priest
>Naorak........................Mendicant
>Tanoak........................Supplicant

>Commoner ranks:

>Nadlep or Nadleppu............Soldier (high rank)
>Hodjen........................Soldier (intermediate rank)
>Repulgh'......................Soldier (lower rank)
>Nak...........................Footsoldier (lowest rank)
>Haglep or Hagleppu............Farmer
>Heruth'naan...................Pleb/serf

>A. Gomez Muzcreidt, Ph.D.
>Historical Research Division
>People's International University

Just out of curiosity, what exactly _was_ the paleo-Letzisch Empire?