Alan (given name) masculine given name in the Welsh language; although it is not directly related to "Alan" (it is derived from Proto-Celtic "*alouno-" meaning either "nourishing" or "wandering"), today it is generally used as a variant form of the English name. An earlier bearer of this name is Alun of Dyfed, a character in the "Mabinogion". The name became popular in modern times when it was adopted as a bardic name by John Blackwell, a 19th-century Welsh poet. The short form of "Alan" is "Al". This name is a short form of numerous other etymologically unrelated names that begin with this syllable.
Legends of the Riftwar has fled south to the town of Land's End. Assuming the villagers have never encountered someone with his talents he became fairly optimistic about broadening his horizons, but is unprepared for what greets him. The story is set in the world of Midkemia. Legends of the Riftwar The Legends of the Riftwar is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Raymond E. Feist along with three different co-authors William R. Forstchen, Joel Rosenberg and S. M. Stirling. In the fantasy novels of Feist, a "Riftwar" is a war between two worlds that are connected by some sort of dimensionless