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A Note on Chapter Six
Electronic Communications Between the Author and Oxnaford University Press
“Har (Author),
“We welcome þe sending in of þe latest heading of your work Þe Ervewardness of Saint Brendan. However, we must shrive þat þere are some intings wiþ Heading Six.
“Heading Six deals wiþ a much broader underþrow þan þe afore headings, now þat þe alhood of þe Western Hemisphere (or nearly so) has been brought into play. Þerefore, we ask þat you shape again your heading to allow unburdened understanding of what is taking ord where and by who.
“We þank you for your work, and look forward to your quick andswere-
“At your beþeening,
“Aeþelred Magnusson.”
“Har Magnusson,
“I will do my best to shape again þe heading at your asking. I do beknow þat I was at first unsure at þe underþrow of my work- whether I orspringly minted it to fuster only on Setraland or on the broader underþrow of European settlening. Þe work has grown greater than I foresaw, and I þank you for your þild.
“At your beþeening,
“(Author)”
Note: For those who do not understand the language of the Anglish, Chapter Six will be formatted differently than its predecessors. As the “story has grown in the telling”, beyond the reaches of the North Atlantic island we started on, I need to reorganize the story so that it can all flow together. To that end, each “section” of this chapter will have different subsections to discuss the developments in the various regions of the Western Hemisphere. For example: The first subsection could say “Setraland”, and thus discuss the developments in that nation. The next subsection could say “Fjorthrland” (the in-universe term for Meso-America [it means “Feather-Land”, and its named for the prevalence of “feathered serpent” deities]), and discuss concurrent developments in that region. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask! Thank you for your patience!
“Har (Author),
“We welcome þe sending in of þe latest heading of your work Þe Ervewardness of Saint Brendan. However, we must shrive þat þere are some intings wiþ Heading Six.
“Heading Six deals wiþ a much broader underþrow þan þe afore headings, now þat þe alhood of þe Western Hemisphere (or nearly so) has been brought into play. Þerefore, we ask þat you shape again your heading to allow unburdened understanding of what is taking ord where and by who.
“We þank you for your work, and look forward to your quick andswere-
“At your beþeening,
“Aeþelred Magnusson.”
“Har Magnusson,
“I will do my best to shape again þe heading at your asking. I do beknow þat I was at first unsure at þe underþrow of my work- whether I orspringly minted it to fuster only on Setraland or on the broader underþrow of European settlening. Þe work has grown greater than I foresaw, and I þank you for your þild.
“At your beþeening,
“(Author)”
Note: For those who do not understand the language of the Anglish, Chapter Six will be formatted differently than its predecessors. As the “story has grown in the telling”, beyond the reaches of the North Atlantic island we started on, I need to reorganize the story so that it can all flow together. To that end, each “section” of this chapter will have different subsections to discuss the developments in the various regions of the Western Hemisphere. For example: The first subsection could say “Setraland”, and thus discuss the developments in that nation. The next subsection could say “Fjorthrland” (the in-universe term for Meso-America [it means “Feather-Land”, and its named for the prevalence of “feathered serpent” deities]), and discuss concurrent developments in that region. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask! Thank you for your patience!
- Rognvald
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