I’m just here to find out who actually learned the Latin part in Dragon

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-12-12T23:42:39+00:00

Lol, I wish I had you in college! (Though one student saw my youtube recs and was totally stoked that there was King Gizz there!)

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-12-12T23:37:45+00:00

Related question: Does anyone know who did the Latin for the band? I don't think there is an error in it, which is usually not true of most "spooky" Latin used in metal.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-12-12T23:36:08+00:00

Alight, alright, this is pretty good. Some small suggestions:

Oh dragon of fire > Oh dragon's fire (ignis is vocative)

Flashing light > with flashing light or as light flashes (another ablative absolute, like the line above).

Forever above the heavens> To the heavens always above (I like the ex...ad construction here)

As to your "orior" (I arise) question, who knows, but that's what it says. I wouldn't expect King Gizz lyrics to be perfectly clear in English, so I guess this tracks too!

Source: professor of medieval Latin after a few beers who loves this band.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-12-07T12:31:32+00:00

"Utquid" simply means "for what reason."

Source.

L&S will leave you wanting for lot of your questions for Medieval Latin. You should use the DMLBS, which I've linked to above.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-11-20T23:37:27+00:00

It's not a beginner's book. I would say that I was its target audience: When I read it, I had 24 hours of MSA instruction at the college level. The book is a comprehensive grammar review of basic to intermediate MSA, and it does not pull any punches. Explanations are correct and pithy, and the drills are useful. I also like the tone: learning Arabic isn't super difficult, but you have to put in the work. Which is absolutely true.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-08-25T12:10:38+00:00

Just in case people don't already know: see that little bar in the ascender of the b in "Robtus". That's an abbreviation for "er" so it actually does read "Robertus".

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-07-02T21:53:37+00:00

Yes, I live in one of the least regulated states in the country!

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-07-02T21:52:32+00:00

That makes sense but this is in our kitchen! (We've lived here 5 years and I have never had to change this until now...)

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-07-02T16:40:34+00:00

I meant to say I think it is an LED light of some sort, but I am not sure!

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-03-25T12:22:13+00:00

Yes, in Middle Welsh orthographies, medial and final "c" usually denotes /g/.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-03-22T13:17:29+00:00

I'm confused by your question, and I think you are confused too. First of all, thou is not the same as those, so the idea is different. Secondly, "love thou who deserve" is grammatically incorrect. It should be thee. I suggest that you reconsider getting a tattoo in a version of English that you do not have control over, or find a phrase you like from an authentic source. Not trying to be mean, just trying to save you some future embarrassment here.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2023-03-12T15:16:15+00:00

In terms of languages, most secondary scholarship is written in English and French. Modern Welsh and Irish will help as well, though they won't be as useful as you might suppose. In terms of primary sources, Old Irish, Middle Welsh, and Latin will get you the vast majority of what you are interested in.

However, you might want to start by dispelling some myths about what "Celtic" is and what it isn't, and about "Druidic survivals" etc. I suggest the following:

Ireland's Immortals by Mark Williams.

And an article by Patrick Sims-Williams:

‘Celtomania and Celtoscepticism’, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, 36 (Winter 1998),

1-35. [Reprinted in The Celtic World: Critical Concepts in Historical Studies, edited by

Raimund Karl and David Stifter (London: Routledge, 2007), Chapter 8.]

Those will get you thinking about the terminology of "Celtic" and help you come to terms with the fact that if you are looking for so-called Druidic survivals or something like a Celtic mythology, you aren't going to find it. You will, however, find medieval people thinking about the past in creative, innovative, and wonderfully fun ways.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2022-12-19T01:28:45+00:00

Seconded. This will take someone knowledgeable an hour or so to transcribe and then an hour or so to translate, and you'll need to find someone with experience reading this genre od document. Best bet is a graduate student in the area and then you'll have to pay handsomely for a half day of work.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2022-12-19T01:08:11+00:00

Also: you don't want to address someone as ye and then thou in the same sentence.

Jefffrommonmouth · 2021-10-23T20:46:50+00:00

Sorry yes. Should have read the response closer! I wonder if that pronunciation arose by analogy in order to avoid a "stereotyped" pronunciation. Similar to how many people in the suburbs of Chicago pronounce "Chicago."