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We're looking for the earliest surviving written English word--is it in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, on artifacts from the migration period, or in Latin? For more on the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England, take a look at my collaboration with Jabzy for his 3-Minute History series: https://youtu.be/GKAsQXpRHuk SOURCES AND CREDITS: http://www.alliterative.net/english For further explorations of these subjects, check out Thorneloe University's courses in the Humanities, including "Greek and Latin Roots of English" and other Ancient Studies courses, online and on campus in Sudbury, Ontario. http://www.thorneloe.ca/endlessknot Thank you to all our Patreon supporters, and especially to Talk the Talk Podcast & ShigityShank! Please check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot Endless Knot merchandise can be found in our store: http://www.cafepress.ca/endlessknot Transcript: http://www.alliterative.net/english-transcript Related blog post: http://www.alliterative.net/blog/2017/5/23/fishhooks-and-swords Website: http://www.alliterative.net/ Blog: http://www.alliterative.net/blog Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliterative Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alliterativeendlessknot Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/115113245513532543153/about Tumbler: http://alliterative-endlessknot.tumblr.com/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/alliterative Podcast: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast or https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/endless-knot-podcast-endless/id1016322923?mt=2 Click here to sign up for our video email list, to be notified when new videos are posted: http://eepurl.com/6YuJv Click here to sign up for our podcast email list, to be notified when new podcast episodes go up: http://eepurl.com/btmBZT

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