I have to write about history, and i need to find out how the medieval time people spoke or wrote. help!?

Answer 1

That also depends on what you mean by "medieval people"....

I presume we're talking about medieval people in England, and you should be aware that English changed rapidly over the years that you might consider to be 'medieval times'.

The venerable Bede, a monk who lived in 7th/8th centuries, wrote 'English' in a way almost totally unrecognisable even to people like Chaucer who lived from 1343-1400.

Bede is probably pre-medieval, I suppose for England Medieval means 900-1485 or so (the end of the wars of the Roses- our little mini-civil war, I think that's the date). In the 10th century there were all kinds of viking invasions to England, which changed the language in one way, then in 1066 the normans conquered English bringing in alot of french influence to the language which is why its so different. between Bede and Chaucer, Chaucer and, i dunno, Shakespeare. (circa 1600- which is Early modern, not medieval- as the language mixed.

Look at the history bit of this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language

So... what do you mean by medieval? That;s the thing. But i suppose Chaucer is what you want, also, look up the "Magna Carta" from 1215, it was the legal document defining the balance of power between the King and the aristocracy at the time of King John (in case you didnt know)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

medieval people spoke very medieval, especially when you consider how those folks could pronounce old English. Wikipedia will surely have an answer

Answer 4

They're probably looking for you to refer to Geoff Chaucer - google The Canterbury Tales. To most of us who haven't been trained in how to read it, it's like a foreign language.

For a not-too-shabby "feel" of Chaucer's times, with entertainment value, watch a move called "A Knight's Tale"

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