A Land Fertile in Tyrants
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Good grief, no. Never really looked at it. I just like using the correct characters in all Latin-script languages.
To be honest, the only thing that could stop one is problems within Denmark. If that doesn't happen, it's pretty much guaranteed in the next two summers.
Ah, fair enough, then. I tend to be inconsistent about such things,even to be self. I've got a tiny bit of the pronunciations down after a year of study, but never actually studied the language itself.
Given that there were two post-1066 in OTL, definitely not a long shot. But even with the messy situation within England, they'll probably be able to do little more than extract Danegeld imho.
Fucking roared.
I really like the touch of using Old English to contrast with the 'French' of the viewpoint characters.
Please continue!
I really like the touch of using Old English to contrast with the 'French' of the viewpoint characters.
Please continue!
Reminds me of the comedy from I,Claudius where they had members of the Germanic Guard as comic relief.
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This is a very good post. In fact, I might as well not write the next few updates. Not that you're entirely correct about where I'm going with this...
The New Forest line was an oversight. I'll be doing place names and most personal names in their current form, though, just to make things easier (e.g. Hastings for Haestingacaesterhamford; Odo for Eudes). The first draft was more Thorn-y, but I got very bored of the 'Insert Symbol' tab.
I'm really glad someone noticed that!
FWIW, I don't see Eadgar (pah!) as that much of a rallying point in 1066 - born and raised abroad, only just returned, still a kid. And the blood of Cerdic clearly isn't as important as it could be if Godwinson can be elected by the Witan.
If anyone gets confused, please say so. I was jumping through hoops in this last one because approximately 50% of the characters were called William.
Sorry to lower the tone, but the Norman French being translated into English while the Anglo-Saxons speak Old English does remind me of 'Allo 'Allo 
Despite never having studied it, I usually find I can puzzle out most of the meaning in Old English, probably due to having encountered quite a bit of it in HoME, but I struggled with the two brief lines here.
I believe I did understand 'wænkere' though
...love the idea of the English yokels insulting the foreigners in their own obscure tongue.
Personally I'm rooting for Edgar, though it doesn't look like he's in with much of a chance, so no change there (and sorry, my phone doesn't do ashes or thorns, 'wænkere' was a cut-and-paste)
Despite never having studied it, I usually find I can puzzle out most of the meaning in Old English, probably due to having encountered quite a bit of it in HoME, but I struggled with the two brief lines here.
I believe I did understand 'wænkere' though
...love the idea of the English yokels insulting the foreigners in their own obscure tongue.
Personally I'm rooting for Edgar, though it doesn't look like he's in with much of a chance, so no change there (and sorry, my phone doesn't do ashes or thorns, 'wænkere' was a cut-and-paste)
Oh, I do hope I've not stolen too much of your thunder. I was merely thinking out loud (or through type) about the possible consequences. All I've really done is provide a list of potential people and places. I've got no idea how the different people on the list are going to react to this state of affairs. That, my good man, falls entirely within your purview...
Great stuff. I've always like the non-run-of-the-mill alt-Hastings scenarios. Subscribed - I mean Watched.
Young Ælfwine is in his thirties. Something tells me that the "trust in our placid puppet" scheme is going to hit a snag.
You can always check this site for a plethora of all sorts of ethnic names like Old English or Norman.
Enable OSX Extended Keyboard - Option+' for æ, Option+T for þ, use Shift for Capitals.
Apologies. I've spent the last two terms studying England between 975 and 1042. I'm struggling to remember that the dead old king is Edward, rather than Æthelred. Spending too long with the Chronicle and Encomium fries the little grey cells, I fear.