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Originally posted by DanaC
*nods*
Sounds not too disimilar to Hinduism.
It also sounds very different from anicent "paganism" Would you say that this is because modern Pagans have a fuller understanding than their ancient counteparts ( ie the same beliefs but with the benefit of current knowledge) or were the ancient pagans on a different path?
I have no latin. I have a smattering of OE. Isnt it fun? Doesnt it sound German? I love it I wish I remembered more of it.
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Yes, I think our fuller understanding of how things work DOES enhance modern paganism. The ancient pagans made blood sacrifices (but then again , so did the ancient Jews, so that's no biggie), and modern ones most definitely do NOT.
I loved OE. Considering it's a mixture of latin, old high german, and french, it's just....interesting. My instructor let us listen to a tape of a man who works as a "minstrel" of old english poetry. It's nothing like what we think. They don't sing; they basically strum a lyre (no real musical accompaniment) and speak--not sing. It's cool.
I think my favorite word in OE is faethre...it just sounds so pretty. I think it's interesting that they made sounds back then that we don't even make anymore.
I got interested in OE when I was in college and took "The History of the English Language." Not only did we have to learn how to read and write phonetically (can't do it anymore, though). We had to learn a smattering of old high french, old high german, old english, latin, and middle english. I was so fascinated by the old english that I just had to take the class. I'm not sure if it's harder than latin, but I had a blast. The instructor's specialty, though, was old ICELANDIC...yipes.
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