Leofwin

[playfulpear]

Eala! Ic hate Julia. Ic eom maego.

[tritop]

As a German I have to say that that I can understand nearly every single word; I mean after all this time it should has been harder to understand.

[lowerquadrant]

Thank you, Leofwin. I study everyday, even if it's only for five minutes. I found that different speakers of the language are not carbon copies of each other, so the "margin of error" is quite generous. My goal is to read and understand - AND play the *hearpe* at the same time. One other thing about this video - the soft electronica for the background music is quite soothing and relaxing. I played it for my wife. She's into Reiki (meditation) and she loved it.

Wynnsmith

[Leofwin2010]

eala, wynsmið!

I reckon you're probably not alone

I heard Bagley in concert - it was well worth the experience!

good luck with your studies

[lowerquadrant]

Leofwin's videos are nice. My name is Robert. My YouTube handle is lowerquadrant, and my self-given Anglo-Saxon name is "Wynnsmith," which means joyful craftsman.

(I like to make things in the shop.) I'm sixty-three years old and is probably the only one on Long Island (NY, USA) teaching himself OE. Writing the language in Anglo-Saxon miniscule script is actually fun. "W" is for wimps; "wynn" is for winners.

Besides Leofwin I listen often to Benjamin Bagley's performance of "Beowulf."

[Crecybowman]

@lowerquadrant Good for you! 

[Leofwin2010]

@Sonnelicht87

doing my best!

[Leofwin2010]

@MarkLeavenworth

no it's a sobriquet I use for Anglo-Saxon living history events. I believe Leofwin may still be used as a forename in some Scandinavian countries

[MarkLeavenworth]

Beautiful.

[Leofwin2010]

@MarkLeavenworth

thank you!

Your ancestors were English or perhaps Dutch?

[Eldsayer]

Leof Leofwin,

Ic gehierde the nu - swithe god freond min!

Ic wile sprecan eac on theos stede - sona.

Wes thu hal

[Leofwin2010]

@Eldsayer

ic thoncie the!

[SubjectAlpha100]

I am trying to learn Old English, but sometimes I get discouraged by the more difficult grammar. Your video encouraged me to stick with it. Thank you so much. I hope you make more vids like this!!

[Leofwin2010]

@SubjectAlpha100

Stick with it!

The grammar's a nightmare, but it's the same with any language. Thanks for your kind comment, there will be a second video in November

[Flashstar5]

I really enjoyed this as a Linguistics Masters student. Many people find Beowulf as remote as German but when Old English is placed into the syntax of conversation it draws them incredibly close to us. Marvellous stuff. Thanks.

[Leofwin2010]

@Flashstar5

that's really kind - I hope to present OE as a living language rather than the object of purely academic study, so your comments are really encouraging

[Leofwin2010]

@HuscarlGuard

glad you like it! 

[Leofwin2010]

thanks!