The Hunt for Saxo Shortly after the year 1208, Saxo Grammaticus put the finishing touches to his great history of Denmark, Gesta Danorum, ‘The Deeds of the Danes’. This work, written in a beautiful but idiosyncratic Latin, offers an abundance of stories about...
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Victor Frans
What Is Vulgar Latin?
What is Vulgar Latin, and how does it differ from Classical Latin? As a Latinist or Latin enthusiast, chances are that you’re going to be asked this question at some point. The answer usually given is that Vulgar Latin was the language of the people, while...
Litterae Vikingorum, Pars III: Runae Anglicae
Cum sit prioribus scriptis quaesitum quomodo runae ex litteris Latinis originem traxerint, res postulare videtur ut alia via ad hoc argumentum accedam. Quaeret hic quispiam, quanam causa factum sit ut iterum de runis narrandum susceperim. Nec fortasse cuivis satis...
Litterae Vikingorum, Pars II: Runarum Origo
Si forte primam partem huius de runis seriei non legisti, eam hic reperies. Cur res prorsus barbaricas in sede Latina tractem, fortasse requiritis; nec iniuria. Quaenam causa sit, brevi aperietur, namque in animo est docere qua via runae originem ex litteris Latinis...
Litterae Vikingorum, Pars I: De Runis Latinis
Salvete sodales! Invitatus sum a Daniele, hospite huius sedis, ut paucis narrem de rebus quae me potissimum tenent. Mihi nomen est Victor; iam multos annos litteris operam do, non modo Latinis, sed etiam Sueticis antiquis et Islandicis. Mirum enim in modum haec...