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Post #1803768

2026-04-29 11:54 UTC

Does anyone know an Anglo-Saxon language specialist? I'm looking to get something translated for my latest novel.

Replies (6)

  • @deborahh@cosocial.ca 2026-04-30 01:36

    @Endangeredalphabets can you help? Please boost. @VanessaK @JoBlakely

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  • @lionelb@expressional.social 2026-04-30 07:59

    @VanessaK @yvanspijk

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  • @annehargreaves@ioc.exchange 2026-04-30 08:20

    @VanessaK This person might know? https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-andy-orchard Several uk universities have courses so might be able to help. #anglosaxon #translation

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  • @menelion@dragonscave.space 2026-04-30 08:39

    @VanessaK At least two possibilities I know: 1. find a way to contact Simon Roper (he's prominent on YouTube). An extremely good specialist of *all* periods of english, with phonetics, grammar and everything you need. I've never personally talked to him, I don't know his rates etc., but I do know he is super knowledgeable, even in historical dialectology, so if your characters come from a particular region, the chances are very high Simon will tell you how exactly they must have spoken. 2. Those people are also very knowledgeable, but I don't know whether they provide such a service, they focus mostly on teaching: https://ancientlanguage.com/old-english/. Hope that helps. If none of those succeeds, tell me and I'll try to find someone else.

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  • @Virginicus@universeodon.com 2026-04-30 13:28

    @VanessaK The #OldEnglish hashtag is well populated with people who can translate.

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  • @joyce@hcommons.social 2026-04-30 13:32

    @VanessaK I could probably help. Are you translating into OE or from OE into modern English?

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