tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post8884663429504634356..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Summerbook #9: The WandererJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-67391840321939221042019-07-18T15:38:50.403-07:002019-07-18T15:38:50.403-07:00Goodness, I certainly did not! It's pretty di...Goodness, I certainly did not! It's pretty difficult to imagine how that could make sense. I'll take a look!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-44213368634703808242019-07-18T09:17:42.051-07:002019-07-18T09:17:42.051-07:00Did you the History Extra podcast making an argume...Did you the History Extra podcast making an argument that there were no Anglo-Saxons? https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/the-problem-with-the-anglo-saxons/<br /><br />I wasn't entirely convinced, particularly about the language. But, maybe I should read her book.Joy Weese Mollhttp://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-76136801540265874492019-07-14T21:34:55.644-07:002019-07-14T21:34:55.644-07:00Oh good Marian, I'm glad you liked them too!
...Oh good Marian, I'm glad you liked them too!<br /><br />Reese, I'm OK with the letters that Russian shares with Greek -- but there are some letters that are only in Greek, and I just can't seem to keep them. I suppose if I put them on the fridge or something it might work. It's so cool that you learned some Anglo-Saxon, once upon a time.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-9810762333528246252019-07-14T21:14:00.304-07:002019-07-14T21:14:00.304-07:00I was 30 when I tried Anglo-Saxon and I felt like ...I was 30 when I tried Anglo-Saxon and I felt like I made some progress! I could actually read things! I don't remember any of it now, alas...<br /><br />And I learned the Cyrillic alphabet because it's actually pretty similar to the Greek alphabet. I can generally spell out Russian words and if they're like an English word I know what they mean. Should work in reverse? <br /><br />Classics that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien rather worked for me even before the movies...fun stuff though.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-75094037754072424112019-07-13T21:01:55.689-07:002019-07-13T21:01:55.689-07:00This sounds like a neat anthology. I read The Sea...This sounds like a neat anthology. I read The Seafarer and The Wanderer years ago, on anglo-saxons.net, and loved them.Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.com