Take the bull by the horns

[chattius 2,522]

http://www.sacredwiki.org/index.php5/Sacred_2:Take_the_Bull_by_the_Horns

 

In the German version the quest is named der gehoernte Ehemann. Gehoernte would mean he was put horns on, english cuckold? Horned husband does this have the double meaning in english too: having horns and being cuckold?

 

I know that italian, spain, scandinavia have put horns on someone as a saying for cuckold. English has too?

 

English is not listed among the languages sharing this saying

http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/jemandem_die_Hörner_aufsetzen

 

[lujate 575]

Take the bull by the horns exists as an English expression. "Cuckold" I do not recognize. Edited December 27, 2011 by lujate

[chattius 2,522]

In germany we have:

Den Bullen bei den Hoernern packen - take the bull by its horns, which means you should act offensive

 

Jemanden Hoerner aufsetzen - means to have another lover than your husband, to cuckold as my dict says. In this case we speak of a gehoernter Ehemann, horned husband.

 

The german quest connects both sayings, the wife gets offensive, ordering to kill her husband, which she betrayed.

[gogoblender 3,068]

Interesting info^^ But I'm not sure I understand the reference as for Sacred 2. Is there a page in Wiki that I should update with this as a kind of Easter Egg or reference?

 

 

gogo

[chattius 2,522]

When I find a bit time I will redo the quest in german and perhaps add the german meaning of horned husband as a note to the quest info in wiki?

[gogoblender 3,068]

That would be awesome Chattius! We'll get more tested info this way, and the reference definitely adds.

 

Thank you

 

 

gogo