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Episode 53: The End of Endings

The History of English Podcast

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How Did the Vikings Impact the Evolution of English?

The arrival of the vikings is only part of the story. What really happened at this point in the history of english was a perfect storm. There were three different event which came together around the tenth century, and the combination of those events began to wear down those inflectional endings. So how did all that happen? How did the arrival of the Vandals impact these changes?

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