Like other historical languages, Old English has been used by scholars and enthusiasts of later periods to create texts either imitating Anglo-Saxon literature or deliberately transferring it to a different cultural context. Examples include Alistair Campbell and J. R. R. Tolkien. A number of websites devoted to Neo-Paganism and Historical re-enactment offer reference material and forums promoting the active use of Old English. By far the most ambitious project[peacock term] is the Old English Wikipedia, but most of the Neo-Old English texts published online bear little resemblance to the historical model and are riddled with very basic grammatical mistakes.
Like other historical languages , Old English has been used by scholars and enthusiasts of later periods to create texts either imitating Anglo - Saxon literature or deliberately transferring it to a different cultural context . Examples include Alistair Campbell and J. R. R. Tolkien . A number of websites devoted to Neo - Paganism and Historical re - enactment offer reference material and forums promoting the active use of Old English . By far the most ambitious project[peacock term ] is the Old English Wikipedia , but most of the Neo - Old English texts published online bear little resemblance to the historical model and are riddled with very basic grammatical mistakes .
What hobby champions the use of Old English?
What hobby champions the use of Old English ?
Historical re-enactment
Historical re-enactment