Medievalists.net » Middle Irish http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Norse loanwords in Old and Middle Irish http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/09/norse-loanwords-old-middle-irish/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/09/norse-loanwords-old-middle-irish/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:20:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54695 It is my objective to detect what the semantic development of Norse loanwords in Old and Middle Irish can tell us about the language and social contact situation of the Irish and the Norse raiders and settlers during the Viking Age.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/08/celtic-search-talk-iii-irish-classical-studies-and-the-irish-history-of-troy/feed/ 0 The Lebor Gabála Érenn at a Glance: an Overview of the 11th Century Irish Book of Invasions http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/11/the-lebor-gabala-erenn-at-a-glance-an-overview-of-the-11th-century-irish-book-of-invasions/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/11/the-lebor-gabala-erenn-at-a-glance-an-overview-of-the-11th-century-irish-book-of-invasions/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:26:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=30038 This document is intended as an orientation for students of the Lebor Gabála Érenn (LGE), a refresher for those who have read it in the
past, and a rapid reference in relation to the genealogy of persons mentioned in the LGE.

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