Namen: Pul
Pul has many synonyms. From the first time
being mentioned, the spelling varies
enormously. Because, as in the Middle Ages
only a few could read and write, the name
was passed on orally from generation to
generation and only written down on special
occasions. The spelling also depended on the
background of the writer. Where the writer
has grown up, what education the writer has
received, and whether the writer had an
ecclesiastical or secular background.
Pfuhle :
we here use the current way of writing it
as mentioned on the info sign at the ruīn.
In documents from that time we find variations as under:
Pul, Pula, Pule, Pfule, Puel, Phuel und Phul.
(In high-german documents: Pfuel, Pfuhl, Pfull, Phull, Pull. in low-german documents: Pfoel, Phoel, Pool, Poele, Pole, Poll)
(In high-german documents: Pfuel, Pfuhl, Pfull, Phull, Pull. in low-german documents: Pfoel, Phoel, Pool, Poele, Pole, Poll)
The meaning of Pfuhle (Pul) is probable linked with the area where the castle was located. A muddy wetland , moor in a river bend. In ancient German pfuhle means just that.