Take English, how far back would I able to go and understand English, or say German with a modern ear? Were languages still regional up until the time of say, radio? If I went back to the time of Alfred the Great what language was the common tongue?
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How far back could I go and still communicate?
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If I went back to the time of Alfred the Great what language was the common tongue?
Alfred the Great and most people of England at the time spoke some dialect of Old English. West Saxon was the most commonly written, although Modern English is ultimately descended from the Anglian dialect. Alfred lived around the time Beowulf was written, so he may have sounded like this