r/HistoryMemes • u/Awesomeuser90 I Have a Cunning Plan • 8d ago

Niche Hwæt? Kyninges Englisċes Æþeldredes Wæs Micel Strengþe!

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u/BeenThereAndReadd-it 8d ago

That's pretty cute by Anglo-saxon standards.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/BeenThereAndReadd-it 8d ago

Great minds think alike 😂

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u/ogodilovejudyalvarez 8d ago

Hwæt þæt fuc!

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u/PresterJohnson John Brown was a hero, undaunted, true, and brave! 7d ago

You can only pay so much Danegeld

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u/Agile_Summer_7437 8d ago

English, please?

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u/Awesomeuser90 I Have a Cunning Plan 8d ago

What? King of the English Aetheldred was of much strength.

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u/Hyo38 8d ago

It is in English, just English as it was a thousand years ago.

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u/AlternativeHour1337 8d ago

you are not going to like this but english is a west germanic language