#hwæt

[laika-the-bitch]

parents should have fewer rights

[victusinveritas]

[sweaterodyne]

This week I learned that the Old English word “hwæt”, pronounced basically like “hwhat”, exists — it’s the first word in the epic poem Beowulf, and it means in essence “hey, listen.”

I therefore present to you, Navi the Old English fairy.

[sweaterodyne]

My mental city planner is upset that this post is right up so many of my alleys. How does the post bend spacetime like that? I mean, probably chroniton particles. To be fair.

BRO????

THIS IS SO COOL?

I can't read old english but the second chapter is both a translation and notes on the translation/writing choices which i HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEYRE SO COOL

THE MEANINGS AND CHOICES IN TRANSLATION ARE GETTING TO ME

Also so many of them have these awesome explanations behind them and then there's this:

"The Old English word for “doctor”, læce, literally means “leech”, which he would hate being called so, so much that I immediately had to use it for him."

LIKE YEAH THATLL DO IT LMAO

GO CHECK IT OUT ITS INTERESTING AF

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

I regret to inform you that your 2013 Avengers fanfic is really really good

[preggomancer]

I Hope one time man can be prego. What you think?

hwat now

[pendraegon]

before you do, think, or say anything. remember......hwæt!

[pit-of-acheron]

Nine Realms Snakes and Ladders from Hwæt! zine

Illustrated by Bunty May Marshall

[anguilliforme]

the medieval folk are right the best way to experience beowulf is to sit down and listen to a scop recite it

[everymanpdf]

putting the authors face this big on the front cover is sooooo funny

[thatiswhy]

"metal can never be gothic, even gothic metal isn't gothic" wasn't the take I expected to see today tbqh

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT SAFE TO LEAVE THE BOG ON TUESDAY* ** TF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE

*if you’re Grendel or his Mother

**if so you’re probably going to leave anyway specifically to Start Shit And Spite Fate

[pit-of-acheron]

Unearthing the Scattered Memories from Hwæt! zine

Illustrated by Bunty May Marshall

[laika-the-bitch]

were it not for the fact that a diagnosis of schizophrenia on your chart can ruin your life, i'd probably think that i should get evaluated for it. would be nice to have confirmation either way, even if i don't end up feeling the need to control it.

[hashire]

I was extremely pleased to see that AO3 has Old English as a language option and also very disappointed that so few of the fics under that category are actually in Old English.

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

unironically im going to start telling ppl this is Demon!Dean's true form

because uh

it is

that's him

Bog Guard by i Asimov