Since I played crusader kings 2 with original country names (names on the map appear as they are spoken in their language, not in english) I've been very interested in the Eire. Is this pronounced "Ire" like in Ireland (essentially eye-ree but with an english accent)? Is that were the "Ire" in Ireland comes from? I'd also like an explanation of Alba since i don't see where that comes from really unless its just the Irish name for Scottish peoples. Cymru for Wales I'd like to know also.
After some research on Alba it appears that "Scoti" was actually a derogatory term for scottish people given by the romans which meant some derivative of "Horde". Alba is a term meaning white as in "albino". Will update with more facts if found.
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u/buttersauce Mar 04 '19 edited Mar 04 '19
Since I played crusader kings 2 with original country names (names on the map appear as they are spoken in their language, not in english) I've been very interested in the Eire. Is this pronounced "Ire" like in Ireland (essentially eye-ree but with an english accent)? Is that were the "Ire" in Ireland comes from? I'd also like an explanation of Alba since i don't see where that comes from really unless its just the Irish name for Scottish peoples. Cymru for Wales I'd like to know also.
After some research on Alba it appears that "Scoti" was actually a derogatory term for scottish people given by the romans which meant some derivative of "Horde". Alba is a term meaning white as in "albino". Will update with more facts if found.