This study discusses how depictions of etymology and ancient documents were employed by twelfth-century poets, translators, bureaucrats and historians to portray Britain's past. A series of detailed case studies demonstrate how the vernacular hence became an important site for the construction of dynastic, institutional and ethnic identities.
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‘The Linguistic Past in Twelfth-Century Britain - Harris, Sara (University of Cambridge)’.
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