A Greek Error Brings Us a "Park"
The Persian word pardes means "garden" or "paradise". Pardes were designed by rulers as places of leisure and relaxation and large areas were planted with trees and used to maintain wildlife for hunting preserves. The Greeks translated pardes incorrectly so we now use the word "park". The Old French word for park is parc and later parricus. English law described a park as "an enclosed piece of ground stocked with beasts of the chase, held by prescription of the king's grant."
Suellen Ocean is the author of The Guild and The Celtic Prince available at Amazon, B&N and Ocean-Hose.
About Suellen
Historical fiction writer Suellen Ocean has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sonoma State University. The former radio personality has a "knack for storytelling and for making characters come alive." Although the stories are rather sexy and string romances...
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Suellen’s Favorite Books
"Rembrandt’s Jews", by Steven Nadler, "Clan of the Cave Bear", by Jean M. Auel, "The Red Tent", by Anita Diamant