THE TIMELINE! ๐ญ
I've been calculating the birth years of many characters just for fun and fanfics but Jennifer Trafton! The Wooing of Sophelia Stupe takes place in 3or4/222 and a few years before the birth of Podo, based on the statement Edd Helmer made:
"I'll never be able to build that cottage for Yamsa now, and I'd almost very nearly gotten to the point of thinking about making the decision to ask her to marry me!"
But based on my calculations, Podo was born in the year 376!
All that needs to be changed is that instead of Edd Helmer being in this story, Jennifer could have chosen a name for the Helmer anscentor who build the "Igiby" cottage and made up this backstory for him but๐
But then, maybe that ancestors name was Edd and he also married a Yamsa?
Oh, well๐คทโโ๏ธ what can you do?
Edd is a family name, used for generations, and Yamsa is a very popular name in Glipwood. Just about every fourth girl you meet will be called Yamsa, and the name is only slightly less popular in Torrboro.
*From the Centennial Census of Certain Cities, Blapp River Press, 3/403
So yes, there were two Edds and Yamsas.
Because I can't just let a plot hole exist without trying to explain it away!!! ๐ถ