Historical Fiction and Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, Book Reviews and ruminations on life
22
Sep
When the Angles, Saxons and Jutes came to the shores of Britain they were speaking a language called old English that is close to Old German – the language that evolved back in their homelands. 16 centuries later modern English has evolved through the impact of invasion, religion and time. Following the coming of the […]
Tags: Language, Old English
8
May
The Language of the Anglo Saxons by Richard Denning Old English The Anglo Saxon’s used a language called Old English which evolved out of Old German – the language spoken in the homelands in West Germany. Old English was in use between the 5th and 11th centuries when it merged with Norman French and produced […]
Tags: Anglo Saxons, Language, Modern words, Old English