The Lords Prayer in Old English from the 11th century

[@Zephon9]

*Early* *Modern* *English* *translation* : Father of ours Thou who art in Heaven Be thy name hallowed Become thy Rike Aworth thy will On Earth as also in Heaven Our daily loaf, sell us today And forgive us our guilts As we also forgive our guilty And nay lead thou us in costning But alease us of evil Soothly

[@yungthug2403]

isn't it Ahmen at the end?

[@nathansiegel8186]

Soblice is latin and means so be it, like let his will be done.

[@weonanegesiscipelibba2973]

@@nathansiegel8186 No, "Sóþlice" means "truly/really/actually" "sóþ" means "truth, reality, actuality" "-lic(e)" is equivalent to "-ly"

[@Svensk7119]

I think rice is related to German reich. Kingdom, realm, rulership, I think all are related, but it fell out in English. I read One King's Way (historic fiction) and it used the word as ruler. By when the nazis stained it, it seemed to mean nation. If the author used history truly (or soothly) then Eric, Einrich, and Heinrich might all mean "one ruler/king".

[@Svensk7119]

By the way, excellent glossing/substituting in your translation! I can see all the meanings, not just take them on "faith".

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

Now I can see why Tolkien was so interested in Old English, it sounds really mystical.

[@kimdkus]

It does!

[@Evenvesper]

English was once a beautiful language, with its own rhythm and voice.

[@TheYuvimon]

To be fair, anything sounds mystical spoken over this kinda music

[@chrisstucker1813]

⁠@@TheYuvimon even without this music old English sounds cool as shit

[@TheYuvimon]

@@chrisstucker1813 Agreed!

[@irene_deneb]

It's interesting how the language is almost entirely unintelligible from modern English, and yet you can see how modern English is descended from it.

[@lukejohns5900]

Fellow socdem :)

[@palepilgrim1174]

It's not entirely unintelligible at all, but it differs drastically in some aspects. I can usually understand quite a decent portion of Old English texts. And with a slight amount of instruction most modern English speakers could understand a decent chunk of most Old English texts. An example would be the classic: "Foxas habbað holu and heofonan fuglas nest" Which is pretty self explanatory I'm sure.

[@stumccabe]

Many words are immediately intelligible - listen again to the line "forgive us our trespasses"; the word for "trespasses" sounds like it's related to "guilt", the rest of the line is very clear. The whole line "and forgyf us ure gyltas".

[@tdioxin2658]

Many bits are intelligible. My first time seeing this I noticed “hlaf”, which is ‘loaf’. I love this stuff…

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

It's like Latin and the Romance languages in that regard.

[@garryshort5104]

As an Englishman it warms my heart

[@dmsmhic]

I couldn't really hear it because someone had apparently laid down to take a nap on the keyboard of a church organ.

[@modigbeowulf5482]

dmsmhic .... ha ha ha ha ha ... I'm having s bad day. That comment of yours pulled me out of my depression. Thanks. Now I am cheered up.

[@michellewestlake6766]

lain*

[@anti.youniverse3595]

This video scared me but this made me not scared

[@The_Real_HeatherMarie]

🤣🤣🤣

[@evildead9708]

You must have really shit hearing. Try learning to listen.

[@juspasenthru]

Don't blame me, I voted for Harold Godwinson.

[@josshlegg8647]

you made me laugh

[@timothythorne9464]

I voted for Harald Hardrada. He didn't make it out of the primaries.

[@nowchooselife]

I voted for Trump!

[@haeleth7218]

I agree I so wish Godwinson had won. The Saxons had a lovely, prosperous, working society going on and then the normans (french Vikings) ruined it.

[@bernardpolicarpio651]

So that's why the People voted to get rid of "mainland intervention" and took a Hundred Years war to do that (2116 AD)

[@liamroberts7512]

Honestly, I can't understand why almost everyone is complaining about the music. Honestly, I think it contributes well and gives a suitable atmosphere, taking us back in time to an ancient period of history that many British ancestors lived in. England was a nation of hardy warriors around this time, and this definitely made it so Harold Godwinson and his men stood up to William (he didn't win, oh no, but he probably would've had he not decided to try and finish off the French armies, who were actually on their last legs, and would've lost if William the Conqueror hadn't been so cunning) and died fighting

[@liamroberts7512]

Oh, I knew that already. Wow, the Norse sure did get around

[@liamroberts7512]

But nationality wise, they were French, really

[@battalion2604]

Liam Roberts The only people that called themselves Normans were the small amount of Scandinavians to settle the Area, other than that, the majority of the People were still ethically French/Gaulish.

[@battalion2604]

Liam Roberts The only people that called themselves Normans were the small amount of Scandinavians to settle the Area, other than that, the majority of the People were still ethnically French/Gaulish.

[@waltzguy14151]

People who need to clarify that they're honest are clearly used to being dishonest.

[@celticanglotx313]

I learned this prayer on here back around 2006 or before. I come back here every once in a while to hear it again. So awesome. So proud to be Anglo-Saxon and Celtic.

[@TheInkPitOx]

This is what my distant ancestors would've been speaking. Cool. á hagolaþ þúr

[@Tamarin110]

The deep, heartfelt, humble sincerity shines through in the simple, spaced brevity in which it is recited.

[@markgeiger8739]

Awesome. Hearing the Lord's Prayer gives a whole new perspective into pure Christianity.

[@Tamarin110]

It's a pleasure. When I say the prayer - in the usual form - I find it absolutely essential to say it slowly, reflect almost meditatively on the precise meaning of each phrase or sentence, let it really sink in before going on.

[@malamute9426]

The words, the place, the feeling. This video imparts a strong feeling of deja vu in my mind (and perhaps my memory). Why does this feel so warm, so familiar? I see the steps at the end and feel a strong desire to sit next to them, place my hand upon them, and relive all that they have seen.

[@jasonward9429]

Totally agree. Although our language has altered so much over the the last 1k years, there's a certain familiarity to it.......

[@georgeferguson9093]

I actually love the effects...it really captures 'England' for me. The dark, mystical sound.

[@WESTSIDENIA]

Never take this down, I LOVE IT!

[@rafaelestrada1846]

All praise be to swa swa

[@falunyip]

you forgot the g's at the end

[@kallelellacevej2234]

I love that swa swa. It's bloody adorable😂❤

[@TheRealHawkeye]

I love the effects. It brings one to the realm our forefathers were in. Well done!

[@Olekander]

It's amazing! Completely enchanting, I wish we still spoke this language today. When I learnt Icelandic I felt such nostalgia for this language.

[@Guyverman01]

126 people were Normans.

[@Guyverman01]

Because they resented the English language.

[@flamebird2218]

21 more were Vikings.

[@bcstlmo]

Cole Robinson-Boivin 127 You forgot Norm from Cheers

[@Gostwriterindisguise]

They changed it trying to stamp it out.

[@R_A_B]

We shall take back this earth

[@awedbyodd41]

SO COOL! The video effects, the music, your voice suits it all perfectly.... stellar job.

[@unhooked25]

This makes me and many other people I know very proud to be of English decent and to think that was spoken by our Anglo Saxon ancestors. Hail to England the mother land. Greetings from Canada

[@terrfomp92]

It's amazing how English went from this Old English to what it is today. Absolutely beautiful.

[@anastasiasgaming1380]

Current English called middle English. It closed to German and bit of dutch

[@chrisstucker1813]

@@anastasiasgaming1380 no it’s called Modern English. Middle English is what was spoken after the Norman invasion of 1066 up to 1500s. It was Old English with influence from Norman French. The Great Vowel Shift also began in the 1400s which changed a lot about English such as how we pronounce vowels and consonants which became silent. If you spoke in Middle English today, people would have a VERY hard time understanding anything you said.

[@folkard84]

Amen,,this is our heritage. Be you german, english, dutch, swedish, danish , norwegian etc,,,,,,,,,,,,,this is our heritage. We should never forget that we share a common base culture and blood line.

[@btlfn723]

You can see, and hear for that matter, the Germanic ties to the English language.

[@fly_speck_cafe]

And not a little Latin.

[@palepilgrim1174]

@@fly_speck_cafe Actually, Old English was 25% Latin loanwords. There are literally Latin loanwords peppered throughout the speech in this video, lol.

[@palepilgrim1174]

@@fly_speck_cafe Common Germanic itself had significant Latin loanwords and influence. It may interest you to learn that Modern German and Dutch also have very significant Latin loanwords and influence (it is not just English).

[@haeleth7218]

A very good reading. The music makes it extra special and atmospheric. Reckon you have come close to how original English was spoken based on my knowledge of German and Norwegian. Well done!

[@JessicaLovesFoxes]

What a gorgeous language!

[@anastasiasgaming1380]

That was English but older :( I wish we still speak like this.

[@LukeTheGreat1]

@@anastasiasgaming1380i agree

[@dolata000]

Could you produce another version of this with a music track much reduced in volume and the voice track emphasized more ?

[@IrisMusic]

Rosida Andriyana it’s spelled with a z in america

[@hughjanus7131]

>Replying to a 4 year old post

[@alfieomega]

@Rosida Andriyana the post is in American English

[@nowchooselife]

That was awesome... Praise the LORD! Thanks for putting that together. I loved everything about it. "Heaven is my throne and the earth my footstool." Isaiah 66:1 Amen

i have heard our lords pray in Aramaic the voice what our savior spoke amazing it can be found on here on utube amen

[@haleynathanielanderson2615]

Amen

[@folkskjoldr4814]

Sends a chill up my spine and gives me goose bumps, but in a good way. This is how my ancestors spoke.... It'd be great if we still spoke the same way today.

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

Sounds like something from Lord of the Rings.

[@EseFrancisco13]

Tolkien was intrested in Old English

[@Bjowolf2]

That is putting it mildly - he was a professor in Anglo-Saxon and studied several other languages. I believe he even translated Beowulf and wrote litterary criticism about this AS heroic epos from a time, where the Anglo-Saxons etc. had just migrated to and conquered Britain, but were still interested in tales from their old homelands in Scand. ( Denmark & Sweden + present day N. Germany ( Holstein ( Old Saxony ) and Schleswig/ Slesvig ( Anglia - there is still a peninsula called Angeln in the Baltic Sea, just south of the present day Danish - German border ).

[@NathanielWinkelmann]

Um, no shit Sherlock?

[@KiljiArslan]

Should, the Rohirrem literally speak old English.

[@Obnoxiousteadrinker]

lord of the rings is based on old english

[@planetbenji1493]

I doubt you could have possibly come up with a better background theme than one by Steve Roach! The music plus the landscape lent the reading an authenticity that gave me goosebumps! Thank you, Sondre!

[@beenhereforhours]

Wow this is amazing, being both English and interested in the history of language I found it quite moving, thank you!

[@rosyglowsunrise]

Beautiful. Peaceful and calming. Thank you.

[@bobbob-es3cp]

I'm English and I understand this but not in a literal way. i understand some phases literally but I understand the thing as a whole as an Englishman beholding something from his ancestors, not understanding but understanding all the same. I'm english and I'm proud!

[@litenslick1]

Why would anyone thumbs down this? It is fascinating to hear Old English spoken. Isn't it interesting how words like "we" and "us" haven't changed? And when I heard, "and forgyf us" that sounded just like how we say it today. Amazing.

[@Vagabund92]

most scary lords prayer ever!

[@faireladylynnea5974]

The music seems.... inappropriate? It is kind of scary. I would have preferred something a little more soothing. But I loved hearing the words.

[@Vagabund92]

Yeah I loved it too, but the voice sounds like Darth Vader or some Alien/Sci-fi roboter

[@jonfry4852]

yes... the music + mysterious Old English + the misty mountain landscape is rather ominous and mildly dread-inducing

[@johndolton7869]

Arrio Makhzani is that not good? Whatever happening to “good God-fearing selfdom”? Numinosity is the key.

[@jonfry4852]

John Dolton Being an atheist with bit of a passion for linguistics, I was here only for the Old English aspect. But what I found to hit me the most was the combination of a "lost" language, a heavily, heavily processed voice (phasing maybe?) and a very mysterious-sounding soundscape. But I suppose that "mysterious" feel to the whole thing might help with the whole "God-fearing" and "religious awe" aspect of Christianity, for you to whom it may apply.

[@sanchoodell6789]

This is a *very spiritual* and *beautiful experience* of almost indescribable religious proportions. One is instantly catapulted back in time and is reconnected to *our* Anglo Saxon heritage and *our* ancient Germanic past. One's hairs stands on end and feels an ancient chill down the spine. I would have to profess that a tear *did* fall from my eye and rolled down my cheek when these ancient words were uttered and the *very* chilling and atmospheric music was playing. Anyone who believes, cherishes and is proud of their *English* and *Germanic* past should sit back watch and listen to this extraordinary film to reengaged *our* glorious past and hold their head high. Glory to the Anglo Saxon race.

[@Angloknight]

Wow!!! It's haunting to hear a language our ancestors spoke a thousand years (or so) ago!!! Great Filming too!!!

[@NemosHusbandswife]

Why did you edit it to make it sound so creepy?

[@PaleMist]

+Sondre Danielsen You did good, although the music volume may have been unnecessarily high, you did good; it captures the Old English feeling.

[@SondreDanielsen]

+Nemo's Husband's wife I wanted it to have a mystical touch. It fits well to the filming location and the foggy weather :-)

[@governmentcontractor765]

+Sondre Danielsen it creeps me out.

[@Mmmmkay126]

I think it sounds f*cking awesome.

[@janeadelaidelennox7193]

It sounds creepy because you feel like you should be able to understand it. But you can't. That's the same reason i find Dutch creepy.

[@suzycreamchez123]

Thanks a lot for posting this. I had been trying to find some actual sound bites of Old English Speech and this is wonderful. I hope you do more.

[@3675Chandra]

This is, quite plainly, a work of art.

[@ottogunsche3982]

Very germanic.

[@Bjowolf2]

Yes, you really should "upfind" stuff - like we do (opfind(e)) ) - instead of inventing it, "insee" ( indse ) instead of realise, "overdrive" instead of exaggerate :-D , "overlive" ( overleve) instead of survive and "inhold" (indhold(e)) instead of contain etc. ;-)

[@iceomistar4302]

God here comes another Anglish guy, the whole idea is a joke, English is fine as it is.

[@palepilgrim1174]

@@Bjowolf2 I'm all for this, dude. 100% on board.

[@palepilgrim1174]

@@iceomistar4302 There's in truth (actually) a pretty wise (logical) reasoning in re-Germanicizing the wordstock (vocabulary) of English. There's no need (necessity) to have 8 Latin likewords (synonyms) for every one Germanic word. It's overkill (superfluous) and makes the undertaking (process) of learning English needlessly effortful (difficult).

[@iceomistar4302]

Well it has been twain yearen and it maybe that you are all right.

[@cleitonhvsilva]

I am an english student in a university from the south of Brazil. Last week our teacher shown us this prayer. At first it was very strange to me, but hearing it again it sounds very beatiful.

[@BM-nr8wh]

Wow! Fascinating to hear how my ancestors spoke/sounded. Thanks for this.

[@gordonsmith56]

I am a translator living in Münster, Germany. I also speak some Low German as many years ago I served an apprenticeship where Low German was often spoken. It is akin to Dutch. You are quite right, a knowledge of Dutch is helpful. Linguistically speaking 1100 years or so since the battle of Hastings (my home town) in 1066, is not a long time.

[@Multi0703]

I love it I love it I love it Congrats @Sondre Danielsen.... you've done an excellent job!

[@SondreDanielsen]

Thanks!

[@GekkoKamen]

Thank you sodada, for this wonderful rendition, it's the most beautiful of all versions I've heard here on youtube. Takes you back in time and deepens you into a meditation state.

[@Iamjustherek]

My English teacher showed this to my class when we began reading Beowulf! This is really cool!

[@suzycreamchez123]

well done in every way. I like the music and visuals. makes me feel like for moment I'm taken far back in time to a different time and place. well done indeed.

[@SondreDanielsen]

Thank you!

[@kevinbyrne4538]

If I awoke tomorrow and found myself in 11th century England, I would have to learn my own language from scratch. (If I didn't already know the Lord's prayer in English -- plus some German -- I wouldn't have understood a word of this.)

[@tiffanysmith490]

That's a good idea for a novel...

[@nathansiegel6799]

Whenever I feel content with the spiritual realm, I always listen to this. As a person will different nationalies flowing through my blood and a love of history and language it makes the world seem a little bit better.

[@PaleMist]

What are you doing by suggesting that you are "sorry"? The voice effect does the language great justice; *YOU* do the language much justice. It is done very fluently and authentically; the voice effect and music give the language that mystical feel as it should have (at least in this context). Be proud that you did it this way; if only we still had the old form of English. *TY*!

[@bexyevans777]

The language still exists today. If you take a look at the Icelandic language, it's hidden right within.

[@tourzrap]

Wiezymon why does a fucking pole always have to get involved in English stuff, just leave us and our county alone! Fuck off

[@Plexadonn]

Steve Roach is a nice touch to this, I think. I was just listening to Mr. Roach and Robert Rich when I started playing this. I've always enjoyed this language, or rather, this early form of our English.

[@Atlas-pn6jv]

Swa Swa.

[@FedorManiac90]

Atlas Lo there do I see......

[@falunyip]

you forgot the g's at the end

[@Peter-ri9ie]

Så som...

[@pinkiesue849]

@@FedorManiac90 is that what swa swa means? We should take back our swa swa!

[@haeleth7218]

@@pinkiesue849 Hi Sue, "Swa" on its own just means "as". "Swa swa" means, "just as".

[@heatherfeather1293]

Wow. So THIS is how my ancestors sounded!

[@noverdrive]

It is amazing how some of the words are recognizable even to my American ears... And how other words I recognize had a completely different meaning then. Very cool.

[@wendymcphail8510]

Listening to this has really moved me.

[@robkamanda]

Thank You... This is still 1 of my favorite videos on youtube.. Aloha

[@luke8264]

wow! To think the descendants of those are still saying these prayers even today is astounding to me.

[@gauchoparaguayo]

Haunting. Chilling. Beautiful.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

That always hits me right in the heart. My ancestors suffered so much war and hardship and yet we kept going, we never gave up.

[@cardroid8615]

And after thousands of years of inhabiting these isles were about to get replaced by non Europeans. It's projected that we'll become a minority by 2066 if immigration trends continue.

[@Tsurarako]

SO many levels of amazing.

[@moominmamma25]

I really enjoyed this..the sound structure of the words is wonderful. Lovely filming too.

[@henrywhitmore4353]

I think English words - meaning words that come from Old English or from Old Norse, are the best we have. They are easy to read, speak, and on the whole understand. If writers begin to get away from this widely-held belief, that somehow words of outside stock are better than the ones we've had for thousands of years, we will be in a much better spot. Indeed, it's not hard at all to make your meaning known without having to fall back on outside words. One must only look to the words I have chosen, and see that you understood what I meant without having to think hard, wear-out your mind, or, as often happens, guess the meaning of a word. We have been bequeathed from our forebears a great richness; one that we should hold dear and shield from those outside bodies that threaten its freedom.

[@PaleMist]

+Henry Whitmore Also, most words, which an English speaker speaks on a daily basis, are Old English, Norse, German, or another Germanic language so it makes sense to return to the Germanic roots. Did you know that the word "between" is Gothic cognate and "bagel" came from Yiddish?

[@henrywhitmore4353]

***** Yes, I did know that! I did not know the origins of those two words, though. Very interesting!

[@milascave2]

+Henry Whitmore Yes, you can write damn good books using only the good short words, as Hemingway did. But I think there is room for a greater diversity of linguistic variation from a diversity of sources, too.

[@Bjowolf2]

Vi haver man(g)e simple ×ord× I [ ee*, = ye ] kan låne [ loan-e ] fra os [us] her(e) i(n) Skandinavien, så (th)at I kan endelig (finally) komme hjem [yem] til jeres [ ye-res ] rødder (roots), frænder og (and) familie. Lad alle os germanske folk drop-pe Latin og Fransk fuldt (fully) - for så er vi be(d)st ;-)

[@microtree47]

haha how long did you spend writing that?

[@Sunflowers159]

Beautiful - both the video and the reading. I'm also glad that you superimposed the text over the top because reading it along with the vocal rendition gives an extra dimension. The furthest back I got in my studies was Chaucer, but I'm going to explore Old English and Anglo-Saxon now I've retired and have more time to spare!

[@taipan54horse]

I incorporate this prayer into my Rosary, I use an Anglican Rosary. I then use a traditional Orthodox Prayer -- that has since been adopted by the Roman Catholic Church -- The Jesus Prayer. I say that one in Contemporary English.

[@irongeneral7861]

That's beautiful. May God grant you many years.

[@Francesko263]

OE is much more expressive and strong than nowadays english! AMAZING!

[@ingrain63]

Thanks, Sondre Danielsen!! :-))

[@saschagrubel1274]

super drone ...

[@ingrain63]

Sascha Grübel Yes, my friend!! :-))

[@SondreDanielsen]

Thanks!

[@ingrain63]

Sondre Danielsen Thanks to you for sharing it!! :-))

[@MsCicena]

Beautiful! It took me back to the past.

[@ricardomauricio2426]

VERY PROUD to be ENGLISH :-)

[@saintcelab3451]

Ricardo Mauricio do you have Italian/Spanish heritage?

[@RodrigoSilvaDiaz]

With that name?

[@satanshameer690]

Lol your name😂

[@michaelfebbert737]

The origin of this prayer is much more distant in time Augustine's mission arrived in the year 597.

[@PsiCorps85]

Very awesome. þanc God-ælmihtig, Dryhten-ealles.

[@notcrediblesolipsism3851]

Thanks for your enlightening comments on this video, I think you're my new hero.

[@Fela_rof]

I'm german but I LOVE Old English ... it's such a beautiful language and has an awesome pronunciation. I wish there would be any ways to learn this language. I also love Gaelic, Welsh and the northern/scandinavian languages

[@HaroldGodwinson24]

I am Harold Godwinson and I approve this message! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@WORSLEYPARANORMALGROUPITCMoors]

Love this is so haunting .

[@piengiess]

Thank you. It strikes home, deeply. Deut 32:10.

[@blord9841]

Very cool. I like how some things still sounded very familiar, such as "forgive". I didn't find it creepy at all. It may have been a great source of comfort for many when religion was all they had. Thanks for sharing

[@HazelCeej]

Thanks a lot. I don't understand it (except maybe if I think along The Lord's Prayer in modern English), I don't even know how to pronounce the words but I know it's beautiful and I love filling my life with beautiful things.

[@jez9999]

What happened to "for thine is the kingdom the power and the glory for ever and ever"?

[@christinaattwell7071]

The Lord's prayer from gospels of Matthew & Luke, Anglo-Saxony translation from 5th to 11th Century is from the Roman Catholic version.The Reformation in the 16th century where there was a schism in the Roman Catholic Church, against papal supremacy the Protestants added on "for thine is the kingdom etc.

[@alisonpostma]

The evolution of the English language is amazing.

[@UDT116]

The Lord would like to speak with you now.

[@stasiaerickson]

@QuanticRealm I took a graduate level Old English course at my university and it is definitely fun to learn. One thing that will really help to learn the language is to learn a little German, since Old English and German are similar, especially when it comes to grammar. Best of luck!

[@terryshilo6750]

Fantastic, sounds nothing like the English we use today. The video is very meditative. It sounds I can't put my finger on it.. perhaps, Germanic/Norwegian.

[@yurismir1]

Well it's a Germanic language (like Modern English)

[@sarban1653]

Old English is actually closer to Icelandic and Modern German than it is to Modern English

[@justinrumsby1017]

Yuri Ivanov Don't entirely agree. There's the odd word that stands out a mile like "forgive". That word hasn't changed much. It is very different but not 100% unrecognisable strangely enough.

[@McGregor2012]

Justin Rumsby Yeah but still, compare to Icelandic or German. There, "forgive" would be "fyrirgefa" and "vergeben". Germanic stays Germanic.

[@swissnor]

The English language is a Germanic language.

[@taipan54horse]

I say this every morning... It unites me with an earlier World, more so than Mass does. The Saxons were not exactly my ancestors. We come over with William the Conqueror (1066). My family left from what is, today, Ireland for what is, today, the United States, as a result of the Elizabethan Invasion -- they held on for a few years and came to Virginia during the reign of James I. This prayer has deep meaning to me -- particularly in this presentation.

[@edmundcharles5278]

This language may sound 'dramatic/evil/etc- yet that is due to the fact that modern film makers and musicians have imported the Old English and Celtic language into their productions (i.e.,Excalibur) for the same dramatic purposes, Old English/celtic is more guttural and low-toned vs the Romantic soft/high toned languages.

[@foodovision]

Lovely to hear. Thank you sir.

[@elsakristina2689]

You forgot to pronounce the G like a Y at the beginning. Other than that, this is really good!

[@Mrtrollgood]

Bro made this sound as spooky as possible

[@Aqua.man045]

Old English is ßæ.

[@Campo_]

very ßæ!

[@WMcKay3645]

Wouldn't that be pronounsed ssea

[@roastbeef9619]

cameron mckay yup lol

[@falunyip]

My ßæ knew that

[@bonedoggle]

sea

[@All2Meme]

It's amazing to hear eleventh century English spoken aloud; it makes a person wonder what thirty-first century English will sound like...

[@_aryyy]

swa swa

[@Adargi]

I'm learning old English and love this!

[@anthemlog]

So, Old English is Lord of The Rings?

[@HashimAziz1]

+The_Grand_Secgend What do you mean it's translated as Old English? They speak Old English, don't they?

[@HashimAziz1]

+The_Grand_Secgend So what's the actual language called?

[@geoffbroad]

+The_Grand_Secgend Exactly...........the Rohirrim are the Anglo-Saxons......with horses!

[@DieByMyHand1]

+anthemlog Eowyn's song at Theoden's funeral was basically in Old English

[@MedievalMind]

Through reading the poetry manuscripts that still survive, we can determine how the words sounded by the pattern of rhyme and rhythm. I study Old and Middle English (O.E. after the french in 1066). It is a wonderfully rich language and field.

[@Coupal1]

The music is so loud that it was difficult to hear the pronunciation.

[@robearl1983]

this is absolutly beautiful

[@freeman8128]

Too much background noise muffles out the words and spoils appreciation

[@SondreDanielsen]

+A Freeman drive.google.com/file/d/0B0oZwqql0RWLMGduSEZxcXBxeHdDZ3Axd1F3al9tWVJsam5n/view?usp=sharing

[@DuchessofMilton]

This is absolutely amazing.