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'''Old English''' (sometimes called '''Anglo-Saxon''') was the ancestor language of modern | '''Old English''' (sometimes called '''Anglo-Saxon''') was the ancestor language of modern English. It was also the mother language of characters [[Ælfwine]] and [[Eriol]]. | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at at Pembroke College from [[1925]] to [[ | [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at at Pembroke College from [[1925]] to [[1945]]. He was strongly influenced by Anglo-Saxon literature such as [[Beowulf]] and favoured especially the Mercian dialect. Tolkien wrote in Anglo-Saxon several texts of his legendarium, which he (fictionally) attributed to Ælfwine. | ||
For ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', he used several Anglo-Saxon names and words, which represented [[Rohirric]], the language of the [[Rohirrim]]. | |||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[de:Altenglische Sprache]] | [[de:Altenglische Sprache]] | ||
[[fi:Muinaisenglanti]] | [[fi:Muinaisenglanti]] | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 29 January 2009
Old English (sometimes called Anglo-Saxon) was the ancestor language of modern English. It was also the mother language of characters Ælfwine and Eriol.
Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at at Pembroke College from 1925 to 1945. He was strongly influenced by Anglo-Saxon literature such as Beowulf and favoured especially the Mercian dialect. Tolkien wrote in Anglo-Saxon several texts of his legendarium, which he (fictionally) attributed to Ælfwine.
For Lord of the Rings, he used several Anglo-Saxon names and words, which represented Rohirric, the language of the Rohirrim.
