Subdeacon Joe Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 From Facebook Quote ...it must be read aloud... For all my friends who love Middle English: I present Tom Weller's "Beowulf ond Godsylla," an epic poem of heroism, telephones, and Coca-Cola! I would appreciate all scholarly commentary on this recently-discovered historical find... Meanehwæl, baccat meaddehæle, monstær lurccen; Fulle few too many drincce, hie luccen for fyht. Ðen Hreorfneorhtðhwr, son of Hrwærowþheororthwl, Æsccen æwful jeork to steop outsyd. Þhud! Bashe! Crasch! Beoom! Ðe bigge gye Eallum his bon brak, byt his nose offe; Wicced Godsylla wæld on his asse. Monstær moppe fleor wyþ eallum men in hælle. Beowulf in bacceroome fonecall bamaccen wæs; Hearen sond of ruccus sæd, "Hwæt ðe helle?" Graben sheold strang ond swich-blæd scharp Stond feorth to fyht ðe grimlic foe. "Me," Godsylla sæd, "mac ðe minsemete." Heoro cwyc geten heold wiþ fæmed half-nelson Ond flyng him lic frisbe bac to fen Beowulf belly up to meaddehæle bar, Sæd, "Ne foe beaten mie færsom cung-fu." Eorderen cocca-cohla yce-coeld, ðe reol þyng. (Actually, I am seeking an ancient font so that this may be convincingly hidden upon a webpage, something I discussed with Mr. Weller. If you know of one, fully fitted with thorns.. let me know.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Huckleberry Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 ‘Meanwhile, back at the ranch . . .’ Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 perhaps some English should be lit ....... and left to burn away ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Oh Man, I can actually read that. Is that really Middle English, Joe? “Wicked Godzilla wailed on his arse!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggle Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I feel sick anytime i see the word "FB" left to me it wouldn't exist anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, Muggle said: I feel sick anytime i see the word "FB" left to me it wouldn't exist anymore. That's nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 18 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Oh Man, I can actually read that. Is that really Middle English, Joe? “Wicked Godzilla wailed on his arse!” The spelling is kind of Middle/Old Englishish . Some of the characters are taken from Old English. Remember, Beowulf was written in Old English, not Middle English. The Canterbury Tales are in Middle English, and are reasonably readable by most educated people once they get over their fear of it. There are words that you have to guess at, but most you can get from context. 1.1 General Prologue The Middle English text is from Larry D. Benson., Gen. ed., The Riverside Chaucer,Houghton-Mifflin Company; used with permission of the publisher. 1 Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote When April with its sweet-smelling showers2 The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, Has pierced the drought of March to the root,3 And bathed every veyne in swich licour And bathed every vein (of the plants) in such liquid4 Of which vertu engendred is the flour; By which power the flower is created;5 Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth When the West Wind also with its sweet breath,6 Inspired hath in every holt and heeth In every wood and field has breathed life into7 The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne The tender new leaves, and the young sun8 Hath in the Ram his half cours yronne, Has run half its course in Aries,9 And smale foweles maken melodye, And small fowls make melody,10 That slepen al the nyght with open ye Those that sleep all the night with open eyes11 (So priketh hem Nature in hir corages), (So Nature incites them in their hearts),12 Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages, Then folk long to go on pilgrimages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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