Ruatha Hold
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Ruatha Hold is a hold, or dwelling-place (literally a castle), on the fictional planet of Pern
in the series of "The Dragonriders of Pern
" by Anne McCaffrey
. Ruatha was the third major hold to be established on Pern. Its founders were Peter "Red" Hanrahan, his wife and their children. The name comes from the Irish
"Rua" (red) and "atha" (ford), or "Red's ford" although grammatically translated as "Ford Red". The correct Irish would be Ath Rua.
Ruatha is one of the principal Holds of Pern
, and is famous for its runnerbeasts (descendants of horses) and Dragonriders. Ruatha was the home to Lord Alessan, Lord Leef, Weyrwoman Torene, and Lessa, Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr
in the ninth pass. Fax conquered the Hold, but when Fax was killed by Lessa's future weyrmate F'lar, Fax's infant son, Jaxom, was proclaimed Lord Holder, even though Lessa had the stronger claim to the title. F'lar took Lessa to Benden Weyr, where she Impressed
the queen dragon Ramoth. Jaxom (whose mother Gemma had died giving birth) was reared by Lord Warder Lytol (former brownrider L'tol). Jaxom impressed Ruth, the White Dragon, and later was consorted with Sharra, sister to Toric of Southern Hold.
Sixth Pass - Leef
Sixth Pass - Alessan
Eighth Interval - Fax (By conquest)
Ninth Pass - Lytol (Acting as a steward)
Ninth Pass - Jaxom
Pern
Pern is a fictional planet created by Anne McCaffrey for the Dragonriders of Pern series of fantasy and science fiction books. It is said to be "Rukbat 3", the third planet in orbit around the star Rukbat, counting outward....
in the series of "The Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern is a science fiction series written primarily by the late American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. The series comprises 22 novels and several short...
" by Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey
Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. Over the course of her 46 year career she won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award...
. Ruatha was the third major hold to be established on Pern. Its founders were Peter "Red" Hanrahan, his wife and their children. The name comes from the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
"Rua" (red) and "atha" (ford), or "Red's ford" although grammatically translated as "Ford Red". The correct Irish would be Ath Rua.
Ruatha is one of the principal Holds of Pern
Holds of Pern
Holds, in Anne McCaffrey's science fiction series Dragonriders of Pern, are the residences of the bulk of the planet Pern's population.Members of specialized professions on Pern live in Crafthalls and dragonriders live in Weyrs, but for most people, the Hold is both the residence and primary social...
, and is famous for its runnerbeasts (descendants of horses) and Dragonriders. Ruatha was the home to Lord Alessan, Lord Leef, Weyrwoman Torene, and Lessa, Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr
Benden Weyr
Benden Weyr is the second of eight Weyrs on the planet of Pern in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern fantasy novel series....
in the ninth pass. Fax conquered the Hold, but when Fax was killed by Lessa's future weyrmate F'lar, Fax's infant son, Jaxom, was proclaimed Lord Holder, even though Lessa had the stronger claim to the title. F'lar took Lessa to Benden Weyr, where she Impressed
Imprinting (psychology)
Imprinting is the term used in psychology and ethology to describe any kind of phase-sensitive learning that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior...
the queen dragon Ramoth. Jaxom (whose mother Gemma had died giving birth) was reared by Lord Warder Lytol (former brownrider L'tol). Jaxom impressed Ruth, the White Dragon, and later was consorted with Sharra, sister to Toric of Southern Hold.
Lord Holders of Ruatha Hold
First Pass - Red HanrahanSixth Pass - Leef
Sixth Pass - Alessan
Eighth Interval - Fax (By conquest)
Ninth Pass - Lytol (Acting as a steward)
Ninth Pass - Jaxom