young, and it was rather the formal addresses, often itself singular forms, that took the plural. Even as late as in Dürrenmatt's "The Visit" (written in 1956), an address ("You do know that, Mr Mayor", modern German would just say ) can be found; Herr Bürgermeister is the formal address and itself a singular term, but is plural. However, if the formal address itself contains a personal pronoun as in ("His Majesty") etc., this one would be put to the 2nd person plural: (not: ) ("What does [but plural] Your Majesty condescend to order?") Thus, all these go by a similar grammar rule pertaining to the verb used with these addresses as modern . The dated capitalized address demands the same verb form as the modern second person plural pronoun , the dated / demands the same verb form as the modern third person singular and , and the dated 3rd person plural address without demands, just as itself, the same verb form as the 3rd person plural pronoun ("they"). The forms are still found today in some dialects as a respectful way of addressing elders and are still very often found in works of art and literature (such as books and movies) depicting events at least several centuries in the past, or in a "past-like" fantasy setting, even if modern German is otherwise used in these works; indeed, using the modern in such a setting would be considered an out-of-place anachronism. and the 3rd person plural without are somewhat analogous to the English majestic plural. The / form is not widely known or understood by the average person any more, whereas is often still used in dubbed films, especially in medieval/fantasy contexts such as The Lord of the Rings, e.g. "" ("you have entered the Realm of the Lady of the Wood, you can not turn back"). In this context, a historical level is used where the second person plural indicates some nobility of or respect for the addressee, such that from being used to address a single person, the viewer could mostly, without looking, conclude that the person was of elevated rank such as a king or nobleman, or at least being treated with expressed regard. would not normally be used to address a peasant (unless he is a prince in disguise or a future prince and the person addressing him has gathered some knowledge or presumption thereof).