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Discovering Intellectual Fire: the Birth of English
The written word is both of the earth and of the spirit, positioned on the intersection between mind and flesh. It freezes the living, shimmering organism of language in time, petrifies it, making it immortal. The intangible, impenetrable roots of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo Saxons, christianization, English, history, language, Latin, Lindisfarne Gospels, Melvyn Bragg, Old English, origins, runes, The Adventure of English
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