Editorial reference
English Terminology Glossary
This glossary is shared by the Guide and the WFB8 Rules. Canonical English terms take priority over a literal translation of French localisation.
| French source | English edition | Reason and source |
|---|---|---|
| Mallobaude, le Chevalier Noir | Mallobaude, the Black Knight | Established English name in Warhammer Wiki and Barony of the Damned. |
| le Chevalier Sombre | the Dark Knight | A separate character, Lord Falk. It must not be merged with Mallobaude's title. |
| les Chevaliers Noirs | Black Knights | The established Vampire Counts unit name. Context distinguishes the unit from Mallobaude's title. |
| Gilles l'Unificateur | Gilles the Uniter | Established English epithet. See Lexicanum. |
| le Chevalier de Sinople | the Green Knight | Established English character name. |
| Roy / roi de Bretonnie | King of Bretonnia | Default natural title in headings and ordinary prose. “Royarch” is reserved for End Times terminology; see the decisions log. |
| les Bretonni | the Bretonni | Canonical name of the ancient tribes, retained rather than modernised to “Bretonnians”. See Warhammer Community. |
| Landouin de Moussillon | Landuin of Mousillon | Canonical English spelling. |
| Thierry de Lyonesse | Thierulf of Lyonesse | Canonical English spelling in Bretonnian history. |
| Massif d'Orquemont | Massif Orcal | English name used in the original Barony of the Damned passage. “Orquemont” is the French localisation. |
| Défilé de la Hache | Axe Bite Pass | Established English place name. |
| la Dame du Lac | the Lady of the Lake | Full title. “The Lady” is used where the context is already clear. |
| la Fée Enchanteresse | the Fay Enchantress | Established English title. |
| damoiselle du Graal | Grail Damsel | Established WFRP and army-book term. |
| chevalier errant | Knight Errant | Established unit and rank. |
| chevalier du royaume | Knight of the Realm | Established unit and rank. |
| chevalier de la quête | Questing Knight | Established unit and rank. |
| Chanson de Gilles | Chanson de Gilles | The French title is retained in official English material. |
| cordon sanitaire | Cordon Sanitaire | Named border system surrounding Mousillon in Barony of the Damned. |
| Duché Perdu | Lost Duchy | The chapter title and recurring name used for Mousillon in Barony of the Damned. This fixed phrase takes precedence over the otherwise standard “Dukedom”. |
| duché | Dukedom | Default English term for a Bretonnian territory ruled by a Duke. |
| Année du Malheur | Year of Woe | Established English event name in the 8th Edition Daemons of Chaos army book. |
| Kairos le Tisseur de Destins | Kairos Fateweaver | Established English character name. |
| Ku'gath Père des Pestes | Ku'gath Plaguefather | Established English character name. |
| Puissances de la Ruine | Ruinous Powers | Established English Warhammer term for the Chaos Gods. |
| Bataille Rangée | Pitched Battle | Established WFB scenario term. |
| Récompenses du Vainqueur | Victor's Rewards | Working house term for the supplement's campaign rewards. It is used consistently in both books. |
| Adélard / Folcart | Adalhard / Folcard | Canonical English spellings for the Dukes of Lyonesse and Montfort. |
| le Monde-qui-Fût | the World-that-Was | Established Age of Sigmar phrasing. |
| Alliance contre la Non-Vie | Alliance Against Undeath | Agreed formal army name. Avoids the machine artefact “Alliance Against No-Life” while retaining the abstract force implied by la Non-Vie. |
| Chevaliers-Moires | Chevaliers-Moires | Retained as the fan supplement's novel proper name. In narrative terms they are the spirit-knights of the mirror-lakes and Guardians of the Haven. |
| Sacremor | Sacremor | Canonical End Times title retained unchanged; the character is also identified as the Green Knight. |
| Baiser de Sang | Blood Kiss | Established Vampire terminology. |
| Vampire Nouveau-né | Vampire Thrall | Established English rank for a newly created Vampire; used by the Blood Kiss reward. |
| courtisanes | Pallid Handmaidens | Original English unit name recovered from the Vampire Counts Civil War table. |
| frappe fatale | Master Strike | Original English Vampiric Power recovered from the Vampire Counts Civil War table; it is not the generic Killing Blow rule. |
| chevalier des ténèbres | Dread Knight | Original English Vampiric Power recovered from the Vampire Counts Civil War table. |
| chauves-souris vampires | Fell Bats | Established Vampire Counts unit name. |
| nuées de chauves-souris | Bat Swarms | Established Vampire Counts unit name. |
| roi revenant | Wight King | Established Vampire Counts character type; used for Krell. |
| Seigneur Nécromant | Master Necromancer | Established Vampire Counts character type. |
| Zacharias l'Immortel | Zacharias the Everliving | Established English character name. |
| Terre des Morts | Land of the Dead | Established English name for Nehekhara. |
| Guerre de l'Errance | Errantry War | Established Bretonnian term. |
| Cavaliers Noirs | Black Knights | Established Vampire Counts unit name. |
| Effectifs Pléthoriques | Teeming Ranks | House rendering for the campaign rule describing the war dead swelling Mallobaude's legions. |
| Ronce de Malheur | Briarmaven of Woe | Drycha's established English epithet. |
| Homme-Arbre Vénérable | Treeman Ancient | Established Wood Elves unit name. |
| Branchorceleuse | Branchwych | Official English name for the Sylvaneth unit adapted by the fan supplement. |
| Âprelarve | Bittergrub | Official English name for the Branchwych's companion. |
| Chasseurs du Kurnous | Kurnoth Hunters | Official English name for the Sylvaneth unit adapted to WFB8 here. |
| Archerots | Quiverlings | Official English name for the spite-creatures accompanying bow-armed Kurnoth Hunters. |
| Coursiers Spectraux | Spectral Steeds | Established Vampire Counts special-rule name. |
| Formation Fer de Lance | Lance Formation | Established Bretonnian formation name. |
| Lame de Douleur | Dolorous Blade | Established English name for the Green Knight's sword. |
| Coursier d'Ombres | Shadow Steed | Established English name for the Green Knight's mount. |
| Sainte Lance d'Argent | Silver Lance of the Blessed | Established English name for Gilles's lance. |
| Aura féerique | Aura of the Fay | House rendering shared by Gilles and the Chevaliers-Moires. |
| Duché des Damnés | Barony of the Damned | Canonical English title of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay sourcebook. |
| Bain de Sang dans les Terres Arides | Blood in the Badlands | Canonical English title of the Warhammer campaign supplement. |