Episode 52: Bloody Axes and a Battle Royal
The History of English Podcast
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The History of the English Language
In this episode, we look at the growing north south linguistic divide which emerged after the viking invasions. It appears that scandinavian settlement was actually more concentrated in the north and east of england. The southern parts of england quickly emerged as a unified political entity under wessex rule,. But the north remained distinct, politically, culturally and linguistically.
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