From: falconsword@...
Message: 1204
Date: 2001-05-19
>How can one claim to know 13th century Icelandic?We can certainly make an educated guess.
>Much of what wasQuite true.
>written during and before that period, especially those texts that
>has remained for the future, was influenced by a sort of arcaism
>tendence.
>What sounded older also sounded better.Well put. Although, in most cultures there is
>I had made theThat's a very interesting rule of thumb :)
>assumption that texts dated to a certain time in history always
>reflected the language of the preceeding century, when it comes to
>Old Norrse.