Frogs: belatedly, I have a new theory, based on a) Stratemann early on, in the 1728, mentioning how much little AW loves fireworks and how FW indulges him in this, and b) the factthat firecrackers are called “Knallfrösche” in modern German - maybe “Fröschlinge” was the Rokoko term, and what FW did was allow firecrackers lighted in the antechambre to amuse the kids? (Cleaning staff: thanks, your majesty!)
OOOHHH. Yes, this is my new theory! I couldn't find Fröschlinge from googling, but I did find plain "Frösche" as firecrackers, so maybe Stratemann just wrote "Fröschlinge" to signal that they were small firecrackers, suitable for indoor use. Like sparklers?
Also, calling firecrackers frogs makes sense! All that leaping.
Ferdinand’s wetnurse: chosen about a month before SD gave birth via comitee consisting of favored court ladies, there were so many other passages I wanted to translate that I abandoned it. Still can do it, though, since I assume this is how it worked for the other royal children as well.)
I mean, you did kind of almost translate the whole book for us! For which we are endlessly grateful. But if you should have time at some point, I would be interested in hearing about this committee. As you say, relevant for fanfic!
There’s no way to spin “so I hear the Queen and our future Duchess in front of the servants talked about Princess EC has fistula in her anus”.
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Date: 2020-10-07 12:34 am (UTC)OOOHHH. Yes, this is my new theory! I couldn't find Fröschlinge from googling, but I did find plain "Frösche" as firecrackers, so maybe Stratemann just wrote "Fröschlinge" to signal that they were small firecrackers, suitable for indoor use. Like sparklers?
Also, calling firecrackers frogs makes sense! All that leaping.
Ferdinand’s wetnurse: chosen about a month before SD gave birth via comitee consisting of favored court ladies, there were so many other passages I wanted to translate that I abandoned it. Still can do it, though, since I assume this is how it worked for the other royal children as well.)
I mean, you did kind of almost translate the whole book for us! For which we are endlessly grateful. But if you should have time at some point, I would be interested in hearing about this committee. As you say, relevant for fanfic!
There’s no way to spin “so I hear the Queen and our future Duchess in front of the servants talked about Princess EC has fistula in her anus”.
ROTFL. At least a dozen, remember!