O Mercian People in Old Mercian
A video meant to empower Mercians far and near.
Music by Michael Kobrin
The Introvert - Michael Kobrin
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Text:
Note: There is more than one way to write Old Mercian because languages of this time were not standardized, and this is something that I composed and not a text from the period.
Ēalā, Merkiske menn, Ƿer and Ƿīf
For Merkena ƿuldure, Merkena ƿundure,
Stondaþ ġē for ūssum þīode.
Ūsse land and līode þæt is Merkena land.
Þæt land is ūsse cȳþ, eard, and œ̄þel
ġē earun Ængla suna, Ængla dohtur,
Ænglan from Ġermænium,
Þenċeæþ ġē ūssa ǣrrena hæleþa
suē suē Æþelflēd mēre dēde dyde.
Ēoƿeru ældran sīen ƿlænce.
Biþ ēower ġehƿælc micel
Ġē ǣr Merce wērun, Ġē nū Merce earun, and ġe æfter Merce bīoþ!
Hāl ƿes þū, Mercena land!
O Mercian people, man and woman,
For Mercia's glory, Mercia's wonder,
Stand for our nation.
Our land and people that is Mercia.
That land is our country, dwelling, and home.
You are the sons and daughters
of the Angles from Germania.
Your ancestors be proud.
Each of you will be great.
Think of our past heroes
such as Æþelfl̈ed did famous deeds.
You before were Mercians, you now are Mercians,
and you after will be Mercians!
Hail, Mercia!
#mercia #oldmercian #motivational
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The music is beautiful and your ability to reconstruct this ancient language is amazing.
@leornendeealdenglisc
10 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it. I do this because I want to connect people to their history.
more videos in mercian dialect, please!
🎉 excellent
1:44 the word “micel” is still used in England today - at least in the North East. But it’s now pronounced as “muckle”
The direct ancestor of English language
@leornendeealdenglisc
Ай бұрын
That's right. :)
Yes! ❤
My peoples and my tribe "Rose of the shires"..
kevin, where can i learn the mercian dialect of old english?
Æthelflæd wæs æ gōd cwēn æf Ængland und æ wæpenwiga. Is this techically correct?
@leornendeealdenglisc
10 ай бұрын
Close but it would be: Æþelflǣd wæs gōd cƿēn of Ænglalande and ƿǣpenƿiġende. I would suggest to watch my video on cases to understand how nouns work in the language. For example, because the form of a noun denotes the function of that noun in the sentence. For example, Ænglaland is in the dative case because it is the indirect object of the sentence. As for "ƿǣpenƿiga", I changed that to ƿǣpenƿīġende so it would be a feminine noun.
@Ariapeithes_
10 ай бұрын
@@leornendeealdenglisc Thank you for the feedback.
Mierce strang!
Len u Merc'd it!
how did you learn old english
@leornendeealdenglisc
10 ай бұрын
I studied grammar books, and I was very fortunate to have someone who I knew happened to be a former teacher of Old English, who had helped me.
🤍
This looks like the Scottish flag. Can you explain the meaning?
@leornendeealdenglisc
10 ай бұрын
It's based off of the flag of "St. Albans". You can read about it here: www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-estab.html#saint