Comment on Fantasy rednecks

TheSpermWhale@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• KevonLooney@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So the characters should sound like Scandinavian or Germanic people? English didn’t even exist in its modern form until the 1600s.

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  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s not like Germanic or Scandinavian languages haven’t changed during that time

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    • KevonLooney@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Icelandic hasn’t changed as much as other languages. Plus we are just trying to get as close as possible.

      Basically the cultured elves should be speaking Ancient Greek, men can speak with Germanic accents, and dwarves Icelandic. That makes more sense than everyone just speaking different English accents.

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