lestercat
Over The Top
"Just blowin' smoke up your ass"
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Post by lestercat on Nov 5, 2013 11:52:29 GMT -6
"According to the historical linguist, rather than reading: “Listen! We have heard of the might of the kings” the Old English of “Hwæt! We Gar-Dena in gear-dagum, þeod-cyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!” should instead be understood as: “How we have heard of the might of the kings.”"Hmmmmmmm.... ....ooooookay..... I know my life's over now Can't imagine why anyone would give a rats' ass....... But, HERE
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zoso
No Life At All
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Post by zoso on Nov 8, 2013 20:49:49 GMT -6
“Our understanding of Beowulf and its language is hugely important: it tells us where we come from and how much we’ve changed,”
The thing I find fascinating about it is its unknown origins and author...Survive for 1300 years, yet no one knows where it came from.
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Post by GrumpyOM (RIP) on Nov 9, 2013 20:32:52 GMT -6
We used to have a black dude with Beowolf (sic) for his user name...wow that was years ago. Used to call him Wuffie.
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Post by GrumpyOM (RIP) on Nov 9, 2013 20:37:44 GMT -6
Cool Zoso, shame I hated having to learn lines from it in high school. Looks like something I should have learned and didn't. Seems a lot more interesting now.
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