[MR] Wikipedia: Anglo-Saxon Latin

[Garth Groff via Atlantia]

Noble Friends,

Today Wikipedia's featured article discusses Hermenutic-style Latin. 
This was a form of Latin was infused with what the article describes as 
"arcane" words, many derived from Greek. It was the favored style of 
writing in Anglo-Saxon England and was widely used by Benedictines. One 
of the greatest writers in Hermeneutic Latin was St. Aldhelm, Abbot of 
Malmsbury, Bishop of Sherbourn, and the first known Anglo-Saxon 
librarian (as a librarian I have a soft spot for Aldhelm, and have 
visited his holy well in Doulting, England).

So this is pretty heady stuff, but maybe some of you would find reading 
the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutic_style

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot