On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:33:50 +0200, "Iain Churches"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:34:01 +0200, "Iain Churches"
wrote:

Nah! no time for newcomers. Give me good modern authors like
The Venerable Bede.

Iain



Problem is he wrote in Latin - too easy. Now Chaucer, in his Middle
English; I find that by using a mixture of modern English and Faroese,
I can read a good deal of what he writes. The rest I can imagine.

d


There are some wonderful Norse tales too, if you want to
get *really* modern:-)
Iain



I have most of the sagas in my bookshelves. Much more imaginative
than the bible, I find.

d

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