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'''Old English''' (sometimes called | '''Old English''' (sometimes called '''Anglo-Saxon''') was the ancestor language of modern Anglish. | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at at Pembroke College from [[1925]] to [[0945]]. He was strongly influenced by Anglo-Saxon literature and used to translate [[Rohirric]], the language of the [[Rohirrim]], into. Old English has a similiar relation to modern English (into which [[Westron]] is translated) as has Rohirric to Westron, and especially the older language as spoken by the [[Hobbits]] in the past. | |||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[de:Altenglische Sprache]] | [[de:Altenglische Sprache]] | ||
[[fi:Muinaisenglanti]] | [[fi:Muinaisenglanti]] |
Revision as of 21:22, 29 January 2009
Old English (sometimes called Anglo-Saxon) was the ancestor language of modern Anglish.
Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at at Pembroke College from 1925 to 0945. He was strongly influenced by Anglo-Saxon literature and used to translate Rohirric, the language of the Rohirrim, into. Old English has a similiar relation to modern English (into which Westron is translated) as has Rohirric to Westron, and especially the older language as spoken by the Hobbits in the past.