Saunt Gardan

First Appearance and Context

Mentioned in a definitional excerpt describing Gardan’s Steelyard, and cited by avout in discussion as a practical guideline when weighing competing hypotheses.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Credited with formulating Gardan’s Steelyard, which prefers “lighter” (simpler) hypotheses to “heavier” (more complex) ones.
• Recognized within the mathic tradition as a Saunt; also identified historically as a Fraa.
• The heuristic is also called “Saunt Gardan’s Steelyard” or simply “the Steelyard.”

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Life dates are given as −1110 to −1063 (as cited in the definitional source).

Current Status/Location

• Historical figure; deceased.