I'll blog about the wonders of English another time

Learning about the birth of English is fascinating.

(for my own reference, and you guys who might be interested)

The Anglo-Saxons were a pagan race and traces still remain in the names of four days of the week: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. They commemorate the gods Tiw, Woden, Thor and Woden's wife, Frig.

1066 Normanic (French) rule - Most of the Anglo-Norman Kings were unable to communicate at all in English – though it is said some used it for swearing.