Alexander's name

[tessspoon]

I was thinking about Alexander's return and what it would have been like, and how he would deal with a new name. I know in the companion he still thought of himself as Gwydion but he also combined the two names.

I think I would answer to Alexander but still consider my name to be Gwydion, at least at first.

[Yonkey]

I'd probably adopt the name Alexander and try to forget Gwydion.  He'd probably want to forget as much as he can about being Manannan's slave.  A good start would be with ditching the name.

[Rosella]

I agree with Neil. I'd want to start a new life, and not tie myself to my past. I mean, if someone said Gwydion for some reason, I'd still look over, at least. I'd still consider myself Gwydion for a while, but I definitely wouldn't want to.

[awesomeasapossum]

Adopt Alexander and try to forget Gwydion. Alexander was always Alexander but was called Gwydion to Mananan so Alexander wouldn't realize who he really was. (Who he was, where he's from, what he did.)

Kudos to anyone who knows what I'm refrencing above.

[tessspoon]

I just think that that would take awhile. Trying to forget Gwydion and that whole identity would be like denying a huge part of who he was at that point.

But then again I don't know what I'm talking about; I know next to nothing about psychology. And I spend way too much time thinking about this stuff.

[Shades2585]

While Alexander may be his given name at birth as far as he knows it Gwydion. To all the sudden be called by another name would be strange for him and would be like trying to run away from your past or deny that it happened. You can't do it. Alexander would probably be unnatural for him for some time even if it did seem natural to his parents. Hearing the name Alexander would also be a constant reminder of his past and what a lie it was but Gwydion would probably feel more natural and less of a lie then "Alexander Prince of Davintry". That name, title, and responsibility would just seen so counter to who he knew himself to be.

That my two cents.

[racx_00]

I'd like to stay with Gwydion. It's a unique and unknown name. Also you'd be better off overcoming the past rather than trying to forget it.