LL-L "Names" 2002.02.24 (05) [D/E]

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From: Vermeulen <vermeulen.vastgoed at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2002.02.23 (01) [E]

> From: <burgdal32 at mac.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Names" 2002.02.20 (05) [E]
>
>> From: Helge Tietz <helgetietz at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Heligoland
>>
>> Dear Lowlanders,
>>
>> I am wondering where the English name of the Frisian
>> island Heligoland is derived from. In German it is
>> called Helgoland, in the Frisian dialect of the island
>> it is called Halleglun. From there it appears as if
>> the English version could possibly be derived directly
>> from the native Frisian name. The meaning of the name
>> Heligoland is "the holy land", does anyone have any
>> information ?
> Dear Helge Tietz
> Hel,helle,el,elle is also of old indo-european origine and means the
> kingdom
> of the dead. We can find it in the Edda (fafnismal, poem 10:once we will
> part to the house of hel)
> When we look at the map of Europe and the lowlandregions there are a
> great
> number of 'hel'-names:
> Hälnis,Hellesylt Helleland, Helli, Ellon, Hellevad, Hellum, Helleback,
> Helleryp ,Hellested, Helsingör, Hel, Heligoland, Hellwege, Helstof,
> Hellberg, Helder, Hellevoetsluis, Ellecom, Helvoirt, Helmond,
> Hellenthal,Hellimer, Hellemmes, Hellegat,Helleketel, Helfaut, Helladon,
> Helmingham, Helvellyn, Ellesmere,Elton, Helford, Helston, Elboeuf,
> Houlgate,
> Elton , Helleville, St.-Hélier,Chenal de la Helle, Bro-Hellean, Hélooup,
> Hellin, Hélette........(From Norway to Spain!)
>
> Greatings,
> Luc Vanbrabant

Anderzijds had hel in de voor-keltische tijd te maken met hel licht of
verlichte geest. Het woord hel is voor de eerste keer gebruikt door
Wulfila
(4e eeuw) als naam voor het oord der verdoemnis. Helder, Hellenen,
Hellas,
Hellinia, en Helgoland dat ooit een uitstralingsoord was van de vroegste
beschaving (waarom heeft men dit eiland gedynamiteerd tot 1954 of 9 jaar
langer dan de oorlog geduurd heeft???) en meermalen in verband gebracht
met
de Golan of Hoogland. Het oorspronkelijke hel staat ook heel dicht bij
heil, heiligenen (w.w.), helen en verhelderen, ook met hel geel of
gheluwe, nu niet bepaald het kleur van het rijk der doden. Sommige namen
uit de
voorkeltische-kristelijke tijd hebben blijkbaar een tegenovergestelde
betekenis gekregen zoals het ook vergaan is met het woord heiden. Voer
voor
geschiedkundigen!

Met beste groeten
Frans Vermeulen

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