England's Mythology? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 09-24-2006, 05:03 PM

Just by way of seconding what Lalwendë is saying in terms of linguistics: England alone experienced a "great vowel shift", rendering the language so different in sound from its Continental cousins.

What difference does that make, you may ask? It underlines the literal eccentricity (outside the circle) of England, its folk tales and its ways of life vis a vie Continental Europe. Robin Hood and Guilliaume Tell are not the same.

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09-24-2006, 05:03 PM	#18
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Just by way of seconding what Lalwendë is saying in terms of linguistics: England alone experienced a "great vowel shift", rendering the language so different in sound from its Continental cousins. What difference does that make, you may ask? It underlines the literal eccentricity (outside the circle) of England, its folk tales and its ways of life vis a vie Continental Europe. Robin Hood and Guilliaume Tell are not the same.