The images of our "modern" ruins really brings this ancient poem into perspective. Wyrd tirelessly continues it's work. I've watched this video many many times over the years and enjoy it more with each viewing. Thank you.
I downloaded your lectures about Old English poetry/prose, they were fascinating! I'm so grateful you are sharing these with everyone - I for one would have no other means to come by any proper OE lecture. It is really inspiring. I'm so gonna go to Exeter and check out the MS of this one :)
By the way, I learned a modern English word as well from this poem - I don't think I've ever heard "gables" before :)
Today, the eve of Obama's inauguration, happened to be the day I listened to the podcast you made just after Obama was elected. I loved hearing you express your feelings about what the U.S. has managed to do. I'm proud of us, too. Your poscast lectures are fantastic. Thanks so much for posting these lectures and enlightening me on this subject. I only wish I could been present to see you deliver them.
Hey david don't forget that you ruined the gaelic language over in ireland when you went over there! It's also a beautifull language and you almost made it disapear
Our language was ruined when the French arrived in 1066. Today's English is quite literally a mongrel language of all sorts of languages from across Europe.
Lukin' aaht'at winda nah, n it's black ovva ah bill's mother's.
That's how we should speak! A lot of people 'round 'ere still do, and I'm proud of it. Accents define who we are and where we come from, we should be proud to display our cultural origins.
Personally I think Middle English is the most pleasant to the ear. Well, at least the way today's English history specialists pronounce it. I have no idea how accurate that is though.
But accents are only accents, and that sentence without the phonetic spelling,
=Looking out that window now, and it's black over our Bill's mother's=
is Modern English, not Anglo-Saxon. I agree that Anglo-Saxon was a cool language, but Modern English, in its very mongrelcy, has a distinct advantage: its potential for connotation and nuance is greater than that of almost any other language.
Although I do not study English or attend Oxford University, it is with great interest and pleasure that I listen to you lectures via the podcast.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for introducing me to Old English, which, thanks to yourself, I now know should never be underestimated.
Thank you very much indeed and please carry on the good work.
Here from Unlocked Wordhoard (where I lurk)...This is gorgeous! Applying the Old English poem to more modern "ruins" was very effective, I thought, and really showed the resonance of literature throughout the ages. Thanks for doing it.
The images of our "modern" ruins really brings this ancient poem into perspective. Wyrd tirelessly continues it's work. I've watched this video many many times over the years and enjoy it more with each viewing. Thank you.
mtbkbmt 2 months ago
Thanks for sharing this!
I downloaded your lectures about Old English poetry/prose, they were fascinating! I'm so grateful you are sharing these with everyone - I for one would have no other means to come by any proper OE lecture. It is really inspiring. I'm so gonna go to Exeter and check out the MS of this one :)
By the way, I learned a modern English word as well from this poem - I don't think I've ever heard "gables" before :)
Csoery 9 months ago
Beautifully done, and different too. I enjoyed hearing the Old English and the visual imagery fits well with the poem.
angkor01 1 year ago
very nice video
romuloVG 2 years ago
I have heard that this poem is about the Roman ruins at Bath.
fannybaba 2 years ago
This video got me interested in Old English,its my favourite poem and i dont even like poems,well done =)
pbuk1 3 years ago
Today, the eve of Obama's inauguration, happened to be the day I listened to the podcast you made just after Obama was elected. I loved hearing you express your feelings about what the U.S. has managed to do. I'm proud of us, too. Your poscast lectures are fantastic. Thanks so much for posting these lectures and enlightening me on this subject. I only wish I could been present to see you deliver them.
greatquillow 3 years ago
This is still my #1 favorite video on Youtube. Thanks for sharing!
bkedp 3 years ago
thanks professor...really bril !
abelkoh8 3 years ago
loved your lectures professor! thank you... and such a sexy voice.. from a thousand years back :)
briefbrief 3 years ago
Hey david don't forget that you ruined the gaelic language over in ireland when you went over there! It's also a beautifull language and you almost made it disapear
jubiraca666 3 years ago
I don't think David ruined the gaelic language. Take your prejudice and nonsense elsewhere, please.
theodricaethelfrith 2 years ago
Love your lectures (they actually made me interested in Anglo Saxon!)
pudupudu 4 years ago
Our language was ruined when the French arrived in 1066. Today's English is quite literally a mongrel language of all sorts of languages from across Europe.
Lukin' aaht'at winda nah, n it's black ovva ah bill's mother's.
That's how we should speak! A lot of people 'round 'ere still do, and I'm proud of it. Accents define who we are and where we come from, we should be proud to display our cultural origins.
DavidTL 4 years ago
Personally I think Middle English is the most pleasant to the ear. Well, at least the way today's English history specialists pronounce it. I have no idea how accurate that is though.
ewthmatth 4 years ago
But accents are only accents, and that sentence without the phonetic spelling,
=Looking out that window now, and it's black over our Bill's mother's=
is Modern English, not Anglo-Saxon. I agree that Anglo-Saxon was a cool language, but Modern English, in its very mongrelcy, has a distinct advantage: its potential for connotation and nuance is greater than that of almost any other language.
patrickbeverley 4 years ago
Spare me the irredentism!
slotjockey34 4 years ago
i really object to the pronunciation of the diphthongs though.
urbandiscount 4 years ago
The Anglo-Saxons would probably object to what ever pronunciation you use. The language is over 900 years old.
zorksloss 4 years ago
I don't think you understand ud's point.
slotjockey34 4 years ago
Dr Lee,
Although I do not study English or attend Oxford University, it is with great interest and pleasure that I listen to you lectures via the podcast.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for introducing me to Old English, which, thanks to yourself, I now know should never be underestimated.
Thank you very much indeed and please carry on the good work.
Bertram Selwyn
bernardshakespeare 4 years ago
u do great lectures
Wellgot 4 years ago
Thanks so much. This poem is in our Brit lit textbook. My students will really appreciate it!!!
jinjerly 4 years ago
That was wonderful; thank you so much.
pseudoyoink 4 years ago
A voice from a thousand years speaks to me now as the stones and ocean once spoke to it
ZodrazLaBolga 4 years ago
Here from Unlocked Wordhoard (where I lurk)...This is gorgeous! Applying the Old English poem to more modern "ruins" was very effective, I thought, and really showed the resonance of literature throughout the ages. Thanks for doing it.
fidesx5 5 years ago
It's great, thanks a lot! I love Old English, it sounds so beautiful...
AlyshaOllivander 5 years ago
I like this very much, lets have another done in some of our fantastic historical ruins.
tommy3lions 5 years ago
Wonderful, very arty and compelling
TheBenwellHopper 5 years ago
Please Do more of the AS stuff t5his is really cool.
Aelfweard
aelfweard 5 years ago