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Originally Posted by Ea
I'm not so worried about it. It's a question of not reading too fast, and to get used to a different style. I've been trying to teach myself a bit of Old Norse lately through reading the Poetic Edda - when you already know the stories, it's quite amazing how much you can pick up (at least when you're Scandinavian - Old English is close to gibberish to me  ) |
That's fascinating. There are enough similarities between modern Danish and old Norse that you can get some sense of it?
I can somewhat make my way through old English, but it will be limited, and a glossary will be advisable. The structure of teh language will be similar, but the vocabulary will not.
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Dennis