Vartha
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I don't recall who said it, BUT, the way it was explained is the Asgardians speak in their OWN tongue, but we as Humans HEAR what ever language we were raised with.
I think it was in the Regin arc in the comics.
I think it was in the Regin arc in the comics.
I didnt know the difference between Shakespearean and old english.. I knew Shakespeare spoke in a more eloquent wway but alas thanks for the info. Im goin to bunker up now
Where da ryders at
If Thor spoke actual Old English you wouldn't be able to understand him. Well, unless you speak German. I mean even then you wouldn't be able to understand it perfectly but you would have better shot than someone who spoke English.
Shakespearean English is Modern English, it's just an early form that had slightly different syntax and slang. Honestly the biggest problem most people have with EME is that they're reading it, not hearing it, and this was back before there was a really a set way of spelling things. I mean imagine if people wrote phonetically - you would get all sorts of spellings depending on accents and just how a person thinks something sounds. There were a few letters back then that made different sounds and such (for instant, I believe the play title "Much Ado About Nothing" would sound the same back then as "Much Ado About Noting"). So really Thor doesn't speak in EME either as that would totally confuse readers and viewers alike.