Are Jaskier and Dandelion the same person?
Are Jaskier and Dandelion the same person?
Julian Alfred Pankratz, Viscount de Lettenhove, better known as Dandelion (Polish: Jaskier), was a poet, minstrel, bard, and close friend of Geralt of Rivia.
Where did the name jaskier come from for Dandelion?
- 'Jaskier' is an original Polish nickname of Dandelion (real name Julian Alfred Pankratz vicecount de Lettenhove). In Polish the word 'jaskier' refers to a yellow flower of genus Ranunculus* that bears no special connotation other than being a nice flower.
What's the real name of Dandelion in the Witcher?
- Dandelion’s real name is actually Jaskier, but it wasn’t an easy name to translate. “Jaskier” in English means “buttercup”, but the translator decided that it wasn’t a fitting name for the character.
What kind of flower is called a jaskier?
- In Polish the word 'jaskier' refers to a yellow flower of genus Ranunculus* that bears no special connotation other than being a nice flower. The most common English name for that plant is 'buttercup' that, incidentally is a common term of endearment used in reference to kids, especially little girls.
Is the bard in the Witcher also called jaskier?
- 'Jaskier' and 'Dandelion' are and always has been the same person. *On a side note, in German and Swedish translation the bard is known as Rittersporn/Riddarsporne, after another plant of genus Ranunculus known in English as 'larkspur'. Thanks. Clear explanation And guys one more thing. How are the series of events in the book unfolded?
