{"id":22348,"date":"2024-07-08T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=22348"},"modified":"2024-06-30T22:55:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T05:55:54","slug":"sylum-inspiration-paul-bunyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-inspiration-paul-bunyan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylum Inspiration: Paul Bunyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10879\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/paul-bunyon-day\/sylum_bunyan-without-name\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylum_bunyan-without-name.jpg?fit=420%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"420,520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sylum_bunyan-without-name\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylum_bunyan-without-name.jpg?fit=420%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylum_bunyan-without-name.jpg?resize=420%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylum_bunyan-without-name.jpg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylum_bunyan-without-name.jpg?resize=121%2C150&amp;ssl=1 121w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sylum_bunyan-without-name.jpg?resize=323%2C400&amp;ssl=1 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Serenity: Hunter<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are many hypotheses about the etymology of the name<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/SylumManor\/wikiblog\/paul-bunyan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Bunyan<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Much of the commentary focuses on a Franco-Canadian origin for the name. Phonetically Bunyan is similar to the Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois expression \u201cbon yenne!\u201d expressing surprise or astonishment. The English surname Bunyan derives from the same root as bunion in the Old French bugne, referring to a large lump or swelling. Several researchers have attempted to trace Paul Bunyan to the character of Bon Jean or Tit Jean of French Canadian folklore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For More Information contact th<\/span>e\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Bunyan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vampire Council Library<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paul\u2019s family is from the French Canadian, he knows it ties directly back to France, and he\u2019s pretty sure straight to the Good King. He was the youngest son out of 12 siblings. He was also the largest. By the time he reached puberty he was pushing 6ft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He left the family farm at sixteen, moving around the Canadian wilderness. \u00a0He quickly earned a reputation as a lumberjack, able to knock down a tree in one swing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paul was never one to settle down found himself in New Orleans, when a call went out for removal of trees to begin building a small town. He presented himself to the foreman and was hired instantly. He liked the community that was building, but was curious about the Plantation that was funding the efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paul had laughed lightly when he surprised Malcolm, the Foreman, with his philosophies and the fact he was educated. The two found a quick friendship, enjoying the bantering and snark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At a Harvest Festival that the Plantation had put on, he was called to compete in the Axe competitions. One of the lumberjack\u2019s lost control of the ax, sending it towards the crowd. Paul stepped in and took the blunt of the impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He finally discovered what was going on at the Plantation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serenity: Hunter &nbsp; There are many hypotheses about the etymology of the name Paul Bunyan. Much of the commentary focuses on a Franco-Canadian origin for the name. Phonetically Bunyan is similar to the Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois expression \u201cbon yenne!\u201d expressing surprise or astonishment. The English surname Bunyan derives from the same root &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[454,462],"tags":[447,145],"class_list":["post-22348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-character-introduction","category-serenity-clan","tag-inspiration-block","tag-serenity-clan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Da1M-5Os","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3791,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/character-introduction-paul-bunyan\/","url_meta":{"origin":22348,"position":0},"title":"Character Introduction: Paul Bunyan","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"March 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Serenity: Hunter \u00a0 Turn Date: 1787 AD Sire: Malcolm Reynolds Mate: John Henry *** Paul\u2019s family is from the French Canadian, he knows it ties directly back to France, and he\u2019s pretty sure straight to the Good King. 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