I have my copy in my hand, much quicker to Australia than I expected BTW. Delighted. Have read the first chapter a few times. Now onto the Beon. This is a brilliant idea. Congratulations.
I found, at least for me, Hasenfratz's (and Jambeck's) "Reading Old English" revised edition easier to grasp than Peter Baker's (I bought both from Amazon). The only downside is there's no answer key for Hasenfratz's text, but I still prefer it. I think he has an informal one for instructors, but it's not publicly available. The disadvantage of self-learning is that one doesn't have to take tests, which would force one to memorize the paradigms. You do eventually start to remember them, but I still use (for instance) Peter Baker's cheat sheet even after finishing the text. I'll probably force myself to take time to memorize them. I think Mr Gorrie is correct about vocabulary and his suggested way of reading the text would certainly be optimal. I did order this text (pre-order) a few weeks back. Waiting for it to arrive and then the bear and I will be off on a journey of discovery.
Please, please, just make a brief youtube reading the first page of Osweald aloud now! I know you have the full bells and whistles audio offering coming next year, but this would be so helpful for those of us just starting out with the book with no prior knowledge. Thanks!
I am glad to see the book is out ! Now, I am wondering if there will be e-book? The thing is the postal fees are quite high I guess. The book looks amazing
Can’t wait to read this! Crazy idea: have you considered reaching out to Jackson Crawford to see if he’d be interesting in creating something similar for Old Norse?
Oh, Jackson and I are acquainted :) ua-cam.com/video/5pdfHFdo7_I/v-deo.htmlsi=uG3cAMM4ZhuL5cbE I know he's working on an Old Norse text but I'm not sure if it's planned to be a graded reader like this one. If I recall correctly, we talked a bit about that in the above video but it was a while ago now so things may have changed
Depends on the text! The 1000 most common words will be enough to read easy-ish Late West Saxon prose, like some of Ælfric, or the Wessex Gospels. Poetry is another story altogether, however. I just scripted a video on this very question, so I'll have more to say soon!
Since the full cast audio is a little while in coming, could you provide a reading of the first chapter to help get the sounds of the language? Luke Ranieri's videos were helpful for Latin. (Confession: I haven't watched much of the other channel you mentioned, so there may be a few amount of OE phonetics there).
@@ColinGorrie Sweet! My copy just arrived today... Going to OE another try after 20 years. It was my first inflected language and I didn't fully know what I was doing.
Latin teacher excited to read through OB!
My order of Osweald Bera is currently processing. I can't wait to start reading!
And now I’m wondering who the cast members of the recorded _Ōsweald_ will be …
I have my copy in my hand, much quicker to Australia than I expected BTW. Delighted. Have read the first chapter a few times. Now onto the Beon. This is a brilliant idea. Congratulations.
Greetings and thanks from Germany. Osweald has already made his way over here and is excited to go on his journey 😀
Mine arrived today. I am impressed with the weight of it. Very well made. Thank you!
I found, at least for me, Hasenfratz's (and Jambeck's) "Reading Old English" revised edition easier to grasp than Peter Baker's (I bought both from Amazon). The only downside is there's no answer key for Hasenfratz's text, but I still prefer it. I think he has an informal one for instructors, but it's not publicly available. The disadvantage of self-learning is that one doesn't have to take tests, which would force one to memorize the paradigms. You do eventually start to remember them, but I still use (for instance) Peter Baker's cheat sheet even after finishing the text. I'll probably force myself to take time to memorize them. I think Mr Gorrie is correct about vocabulary and his suggested way of reading the text would certainly be optimal. I did order this text (pre-order) a few weeks back. Waiting for it to arrive and then the bear and I will be off on a journey of discovery.
Please, please, just make a brief youtube reading the first page of Osweald aloud now! I know you have the full bells and whistles audio offering coming next year, but this would be so helpful for those of us just starting out with the book with no prior knowledge. Thanks!
I renew my petition to Make Thorn English Again.
I fall asleep listening to Simon Roper most nights. His videos are so restful.
he does have a calming voice
I am glad to see the book is out ! Now, I am wondering if there will be e-book? The thing is the postal fees are quite high I guess. The book looks amazing
Can’t wait to read this! Crazy idea: have you considered reaching out to Jackson Crawford to see if he’d be interesting in creating something similar for Old Norse?
Jackson's text book should be coming out sooner rather than later. He mentioned it a few months ago, so it has to be coming out any time now.
Oh, Jackson and I are acquainted :)
ua-cam.com/video/5pdfHFdo7_I/v-deo.htmlsi=uG3cAMM4ZhuL5cbE
I know he's working on an Old Norse text but I'm not sure if it's planned to be a graded reader like this one. If I recall correctly, we talked a bit about that in the above video but it was a while ago now so things may have changed
Can’t wait for my copy to arrive!! And for the audiobook to be done 😍
cute outtake!
Awaiting my copy now. Looking forward to it!
of course I have Osweald Bera in my hands!
Thank you Dr Gorrie! How many words do you think one should learn to become proficient at reading Old English texts?
Depends on the text! The 1000 most common words will be enough to read easy-ish Late West Saxon prose, like some of Ælfric, or the Wessex Gospels. Poetry is another story altogether, however. I just scripted a video on this very question, so I'll have more to say soon!
Impressive. Good advice on how to use the book
Since the full cast audio is a little while in coming, could you provide a reading of the first chapter to help get the sounds of the language? Luke Ranieri's videos were helpful for Latin. (Confession: I haven't watched much of the other channel you mentioned, so there may be a few amount of OE phonetics there).
I'll run it by the publisher! I'll also have another, more in-depth pronunciation video coming out in the next couple weeks.
@@ColinGorrie Sweet! My copy just arrived today... Going to OE another try after 20 years. It was my first inflected language and I didn't fully know what I was doing.
Ōsweald is gōd bera (and gōd bōc)!
I got my copy just today…25.Nov….lucky me I have something to distract me from Thanksgiving family drama..!!!
Awesome! Great overview. Will it be in ebook format as well?
Thanks! Vergil Press isn't planning an ebook right now but they may change their minds if there's a lot of demand
@@ColinGorrie Put me down for interest in an ebook!
the 'y' vowel is also in the surfer *dude* dialect
IMMEDIATE BUY
🐻📗❤
handsome guy
I just got to the part in Chapter 21 where Mǣrheard talks about his family. Hilarious!