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This should be retitled as [[Old English]] as it is more correct and indeed considered more correct than [[Anglo-Saxon]] as a name for that form of the English language. Tolkien called it [[Old English]] or "ancient English, predominately, in his works. [[User:Éofrith|Éofrith]] 20:46, 29 January 2009 (UTC) | This should be retitled as [[Old English]] as it is more correct and indeed considered more correct than [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] as a name for that form of the English language. Tolkien called it [[Old English]] or "ancient English, predominately, in his works. [[User:Éofrith|Éofrith]] 20:46, 29 January 2009 (UTC) | ||
:Agree; I believe Shippey noted (somewhere in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century]]'') Tolkien actually disliked the term. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 21:43, 29 January 2009 (UTC) | :Agree; I believe Shippey noted (somewhere in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century]]'') Tolkien actually disliked the term. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 21:43, 29 January 2009 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 23:47, 6 July 2010
This should be retitled as Old English as it is more correct and indeed considered more correct than Anglo-Saxon as a name for that form of the English language. Tolkien called it Old English or "ancient English, predominately, in his works. Éofrith 20:46, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
- Agree; I believe Shippey noted (somewhere in J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century) Tolkien actually disliked the term. -- Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 21:43, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
