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scott2978

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Searching for resources for learning how to speak like a medieval knight
« on: 2014-10-10, 23:55:22 »
Wondering if anyone knows of resources for historical speech like a medieval person, particularly a knight of the 14th or 15th century.
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Re: Searching for resources for learning how to speak like a medieval knight
« Reply #1 on: 2014-10-11, 02:25:08 »
Which country/region and around what decade?

After all that is like saying "How do you speak like a military officer of the 18th/19th century from Earth".
« Last Edit: 2014-10-11, 02:27:43 by Thorsteinn »
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Re: Searching for resources for learning how to speak like a medieval knight
« Reply #2 on: 2014-10-11, 19:22:11 »
Southern England, 1390-1410
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Re: Searching for resources for learning how to speak like a medieval knight
« Reply #3 on: 2014-10-11, 20:40:01 »
That's definitely an Ian question.

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Re: Searching for resources for learning how to speak like a medieval knight
« Reply #4 on: 2014-10-14, 14:10:40 »
Quote from: scott2978 on 2014-10-11, 19:22:11
Southern England, 1390-1410

You'll want to find resources for Middle English (this is around Chaucer's time, later in his life). There are a few websites that cover some of the basics. For instance, here's a page that covers some basic pronunciation:

http://webpages.marshall.edu/~will2/chaucer.html
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Re: Searching for resources for learning how to speak like a medieval knight
« Reply #5 on: 2014-10-14, 14:16:39 »
"Whan that Aprille, with his shoures soote."
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