Johannes Horner (abt. 1200)

Born about 1200 in York, Yorkshire, England.

Descendants

Biography

Thought to be an ecclesiastical administrator in York or Yorkshire he is considered to be a descendant of the Viking Hœrnir who settled in Yorkshire and set up home there in 866.

The original Viking name “Hœrnir” is semantically linked to our word, “corner” and meant much the same as the biblical phrase “chief corner stone”, a reliably immovable foundation. The name of Hœrnir Vili, the earliest 'Horner' I can trace, born 217 AD, means something like “the wilful corner-stone” or in modern parlance “stubborn as a rock”. Whether or not we share his genes there is little doubt that many Horners share his temperament.

Sources

• B G Waters' book 'Deep Waters'

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