An experiment in language change

Very entertaining. I’m totally lost around 1400. I don’t even recognize 1200 as English lol.

  • scops@reddthat.comEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    Is it some kind of social commentary that the writer seems progressively more superstitious and easily frightened as the centuries roll back?

    Dude talks about a walk back to his B&B like he’s a Hobbit dodging nazguls

    • CombatWombat@feddit.onlineEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      Yep! For instance, the author discusses the changes from a blog post to a letter from 2000 - 1800. As they move back in time, both the language and also the themes and form change to match the style of literature and culture of the time.

    • Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I mean he has a right to be suspicious

      !the story seems to be about a werewolfs goons capturing him and sentencing him to death until he’s saved by Ælfgifu gehaten!<