-Caveat Lector- NOTES: (1) In Old English, *hengist* ="stallion" and *horsa*="mare". Three guesses as to what was going on between the two Saxon chieftans... (2) The way the Danes and the Irish mutually mangled each other languages was the stuff of legend. The first Danish governor of Dublin was a prince by the name of Olaf. "Olaf" spelled phonetically in Irish is Amhlaibh. When the Irish monks, who were far more literate than their Continental co-religionists, compiled the first chronicles of Ireland, they naturally spelled Olaf's name "Amhlaibh" so they could pronounce it correctly. Sooner or later, however, a copy of the Irish book (which was actually in Latin, of course), made its way to Germany, where a scholar named Saxo Grammaticus rewrote it so the Danes were the heroes instead of the Irish. Since Saxo couldn't speak or read Irish, he "improved" the spelling of Olaf's name from Amhlaibh to "Amlethus". A couple of centuries later, an English playwright named William Shakespeare read Saxo's book, liked the plot, but "improved" the spelling of Olaf's name once again...to "Hamlet". (3) "Tudor" in Tudor England was actually pronounced in the Welsh fashion: "tidder". An awful lot of Welshmen moved to London with the Tudors, which is one reason that it is possible to *speak* English or *spell* English...but not both. Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
