• VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I remember an English teacher when I was at school talking about how he was teaching Beowulf to A level students and that it was very difficult for him as well not just the students.

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      11 months ago

      People who need to or want to out of personal interest, just like it should be with cursive.

    • TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id
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      11 months ago

      Pretty much only scholars. JRR Tolkien did, for example. The Rohirrim in the LOTR trilogy basically speak a form of Mercian Old English, if I recall correctly.