Old Neko: Fact of the Day: Saint Hedwig

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Fact of the Day: Saint Hedwig

In the Harry Potter book/movie series, Harry has a pet owl named Hedwig. The author J.K. Rowling named her after a saint known as Hedwig of Silesia. She was the patron saint of orphans.

13 comments:

Kay said...: And it was so sad to have Hedwig die too.; May 9, 2015 at 2:46 AM
Kay said...: I mean Hedwig the owl in Harry Potter. I'll have to research the saint.; May 9, 2015 at 2:46 AM
Kati said...: What a nice little touch!

Have a great weekend,
-Kati; May 9, 2015 at 6:09 AM
Pat Hatt said...: Never knew that one; May 9, 2015 at 6:23 AM
Margaret D said...: Interesting. I don't tend to be into Harry Potter.; May 9, 2015 at 7:04 AM
Christine said...: neat fact!; May 9, 2015 at 8:05 AM
Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...: Oh, I didn't know that!; May 9, 2015 at 9:30 AM
Debra She Who Seeks said...: Fun fact!; May 9, 2015 at 9:36 AM
Emmylou said...: I'm a big HP fan, but I didn't know this. Cool:) Hope you and the mrs. are doing well!; May 9, 2015 at 10:43 AM
stephen Hayes said...: An interesting bit of trivia.; May 9, 2015 at 1:06 PM
Fundy Blue said...: I did not know this either! I loved the HP series!; May 9, 2015 at 1:49 PM
bj said...: This is a fun thing to know.; May 9, 2015 at 4:28 PM
Blue Grumpster said...: That explains it.; May 10, 2015 at 8:22 AM