@apologeticsman I know Dutch ok and enough German, then i get the texts and study them, i get the texts from the internet, the wikipedia Anglo Saxon community is good ( type bryten in google and click on bryten - wikipedia in the Google search engine, click on the one that doesn't look like modern English ) you can purchase a Beowulf new English translation and study that. Type - ucalgary.ca old English - in google that should bring you to the lessons . I am English that's why i learn it.
@Joey6131995 Go for it man - it would be a big job to be able to recall and speak Anglo-Saxon , although there would be people who could speak it. There is a - teach yourself old English ( year 500 - 1000 ) - book and CD pack on Amazon, and a few lesions around on the internet. I try to speak it so as a modern English speaker can understand what i am saying as easily as possible.
Im actually from the heart of Anglo Saxon country Mercia now known as the midlands, in many parts of the area our dialect is still closer to German than modern day English.
@CatBATd4rklycu73 I studied Dutch and then German ( modern ) and wondered if an old English language existed, i knew Modern English was new. Because old English is similar to Modern Dutch i was able to make a start with learning Old English.
Nice work mate. I'm on my second year of Old English and I've just started translating Beowulf. The words aren't as bad as you think, but the sentence structure makes no sense at all.
I tend to gutteralize (word?) the H a bit more, but that's my own interpretation. Keep learning mate!
Well that would make sense not be a thing of coincidence, Old Norse, Modern Icelandic and Old English, and Modern English are all descended from the Germanic tongues.
It is from the same mother tongue of Proto-German as Icelandic/Norse and uses the same characters. The Angles and Saxons are actually descended from the Danes but this is pre Viking age. The Danes are in turn from from the Swedish tribe or Sviar. In fact most Anglo-Saxon kings/hero's pre dating Christianity in England were also royalty in Denmark. Historically and Genetically all Germanic people originate in Scandinavia and then settled Europe during the migration age.
My family is from Yorkshire. My Great-Grandmother's Waddington Family descended from a 9TH Century A.D. North Angle tribe called Wada that was settled where is now Lancashire and Lincolnshire. Their chieftain Wada Dux was a conspirator in the assassination of King AEthelred. My Grandmother's in-laws Pain Family descends from the Saxon sub-kingdom Pago I believe. The Pago together with the Rodings, Vanges, and Ginges were the sub-kingdoms predecessors of East Seaxna Rice (Essex).
My dad was a londener he grew up in surrey, iv'e been in England for a total of aprox 3 days. If you want you can have a look at my clip " Anglosaxon/old English Deor published year 100 " cheers.
Cool, but I would say we do really know how it sounded, because of its Germanic Roots and how close it is to Frisian language. Should be spoke with a Nordic sort of accent... really cool video.. you speak the words nice but the voice lacks the germanic flavour to it! but wicked video 5 stars!
Actually the Accent is very similar to Old Norse from what I know, I can speak pretty clearly and when I started doing some old Norse the accent is identical. Angles and Saxon are a shoot off of the early Danish tribe. The Ingavonaes were the tribe then split into JUTE ANGLE and SAXON. These were all from the Proto Germanic tribe centered in Norway/Sweden. Grimm's Teutonic mythology is a great read and clears up a lot details.
cool
wolf1033 2 weeks ago
it sounds like gaeilge to me.
theflubbybear 3 weeks ago
Sounds German
leeboyy1 2 months ago
I also want to promote the existence of Anglo - Saxon
austpom333 3 months ago 2
Dit is chule! So, vo hav U dit speke genlerndt?
apologeticsman 3 months ago
@apologeticsman I know Dutch ok and enough German, then i get the texts and study them, i get the texts from the internet, the wikipedia Anglo Saxon community is good ( type bryten in google and click on bryten - wikipedia in the Google search engine, click on the one that doesn't look like modern English ) you can purchase a Beowulf new English translation and study that. Type - ucalgary.ca old English - in google that should bring you to the lessons . I am English that's why i learn it.
austpom333 3 months ago
Cool video. This stuff is hard to find. It's nice to hear it from a person with a European English accent.
CanadaCrossbowcom 9 months ago
@CanadaCrossbowcom He has an Australian accent
BIoodrunk 4 months ago
It sounds so nice :)
Charlotte1912 10 months ago
Interesting to hear the German influence in there.
lightthiscity11 11 months ago
@lightthiscity11
No German influence :)
Common origins.
Katara888Energy 10 months ago 2
@Katara888Energy
german_ic_ influences, for sure. Jutes (Iutæ), Angles (Angeln) and Saxons (Saxones) were germanic tribes!
originalwestcliff 10 months ago
Sexy. ;)
carolinelinnae 1 year ago
great! but i can't understand anything.
greatwallofchina12 1 year ago
@greatwallofchina12 Yep could be so - practice makes perfect - i also have a lot of practice to go.
austpom333 1 year ago
sounds like 'fake english'
goog job, I would love to be able to write or speak anglo-saxon. pronouncing it is hard as it is, even with the pronunciation guides.
Joey6131995 1 year ago
@Joey6131995 Go for it man - it would be a big job to be able to recall and speak Anglo-Saxon , although there would be people who could speak it. There is a - teach yourself old English ( year 500 - 1000 ) - book and CD pack on Amazon, and a few lesions around on the internet. I try to speak it so as a modern English speaker can understand what i am saying as easily as possible.
austpom333 1 year ago
@austpom333 Do you speak it when you are in public?
sirchristian12 1 year ago
@sirchristian12 I am sorry brother for i cannot - i am reading this text
austpom333 1 year ago
Hey good job! You have a perfect pronunciation! Can I ask you some questions?
MILENITA1804 1 year ago
@MILENITA1804 All questions - youtube only
austpom333 1 year ago
yes, i see your point. I agree. sounds wonderful.
Rico8458 1 year ago
sounds like dutch afrikanas?
Rico8458 1 year ago
@Rico8458 yep the more i study it the closer it seems to modern Dutch ( Amsterdams )
austpom333 1 year ago
This language is pretty far from todays english language,but it sounds very sophistic and beautiful.
gleb202 1 year ago
you forget flemish, the main root for the old english(has been official language in England until the battle)
anisuthideyakoindu 1 year ago
yorkshire dialect is old norse from the danish
celtic4ever18 1 year ago
Nice attempt speaking my original language mate
Im actually from the heart of Anglo Saxon country Mercia now known as the midlands, in many parts of the area our dialect is still closer to German than modern day English.
madeinEngland64 1 year ago
@madeinEngland64 my mother is from county northumbria yorkshire
celtic4ever18 1 year ago
When I hear an Australian accent I can hear so many similarities to the south east English accent
ManlnCognito 1 year ago
Your pronounciation is quite good, what inspired you to try it?
CatBATd4rklycu73 1 year ago
@CatBATd4rklycu73 I studied Dutch and then German ( modern ) and wondered if an old English language existed, i knew Modern English was new. Because old English is similar to Modern Dutch i was able to make a start with learning Old English.
austpom333 1 year ago
Nur ziemlich falsch ausgesprochen.......
bergfriedorg 1 year ago
I know absolutely no Old English; but for some reason, I can understand some of what he is saying.
N00bcrunch3r 1 year ago
Nice work mate. I'm on my second year of Old English and I've just started translating Beowulf. The words aren't as bad as you think, but the sentence structure makes no sense at all.
I tend to gutteralize (word?) the H a bit more, but that's my own interpretation. Keep learning mate!
mikeymo0220 2 years ago
Yep Benjamin Bagby gutteralizes the H with Beowulf, i'll keep that in mind. Cheers.
austpom333 2 years ago
Well that would make sense not be a thing of coincidence, Old Norse, Modern Icelandic and Old English, and Modern English are all descended from the Germanic tongues.
TheVinlander 2 years ago
@saxonbrit...
GO YORKSHIRE!!,
so this is what English used to believe. Some similarities. You can hear a lot of Latin in there as well!
alex471996 2 years ago
So Old English gave New English people that "Britain accent" as Americans call it. That's my guess. lol
stickman2012 2 years ago
I'm from iceland and I could..somehow.. understand some of the words.. similar to icelandic
123bluuhh 2 years ago
@123bluuhh yes similiar to viking
celtic4ever18 1 year ago
I'm from iceland and a few of the words I could understand.. not that many though... are similar to icelandic :D interesting...
123bluuhh 2 years ago
It is from the same mother tongue of Proto-German as Icelandic/Norse and uses the same characters. The Angles and Saxons are actually descended from the Danes but this is pre Viking age. The Danes are in turn from from the Swedish tribe or Sviar. In fact most Anglo-Saxon kings/hero's pre dating Christianity in England were also royalty in Denmark. Historically and Genetically all Germanic people originate in Scandinavia and then settled Europe during the migration age.
Haehbeorg 2 years ago
My family is from Yorkshire. My Great-Grandmother's Waddington Family descended from a 9TH Century A.D. North Angle tribe called Wada that was settled where is now Lancashire and Lincolnshire. Their chieftain Wada Dux was a conspirator in the assassination of King AEthelred. My Grandmother's in-laws Pain Family descends from the Saxon sub-kingdom Pago I believe. The Pago together with the Rodings, Vanges, and Ginges were the sub-kingdoms predecessors of East Seaxna Rice (Essex).
SaxonBrit 2 years ago
My dad was a londener he grew up in surrey, iv'e been in England for a total of aprox 3 days. If you want you can have a look at my clip " Anglosaxon/old English Deor published year 100 " cheers.
austpom333 2 years ago
Nice video, by the way.
Lightingfreak777 2 years ago
Cool, but I would say we do really know how it sounded, because of its Germanic Roots and how close it is to Frisian language. Should be spoke with a Nordic sort of accent... really cool video.. you speak the words nice but the voice lacks the germanic flavour to it! but wicked video 5 stars!
UstashaMe84 3 years ago
But not necessariliy with nordic pitch modulation.
Ac nat mit Norweigis songe.
MaBu888 3 years ago
Actually the Accent is very similar to Old Norse from what I know, I can speak pretty clearly and when I started doing some old Norse the accent is identical. Angles and Saxon are a shoot off of the early Danish tribe. The Ingavonaes were the tribe then split into JUTE ANGLE and SAXON. These were all from the Proto Germanic tribe centered in Norway/Sweden. Grimm's Teutonic mythology is a great read and clears up a lot details.
A Beautiful language is Anglo-Saxon
Haehbeorg 2 years ago