<description>&lt;p&gt;The words you speak exist because of war. From Vikings raiding villages to Normans conquering England, battles rewrote the English language forever.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of Why Wars Happened, Dr. Colin Gorrie uncovers how Rome, the Vikings, and the Normans all left fingerprints on every sentence you speak today. Once you hear it, you’ll never look at English the same way again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Timestamps:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 – Welcome to Why Wars Happened&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:49 – Meet Dr. Colin Gorrie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:22 – How war shapes language&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;03:25 – The Norman Conquest &amp;amp; French rule&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;07:11 – Vikings, the Danelaw &amp;amp; Norse words&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;22:52 – Borrowed words from conflict &amp;amp; trade&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;26:31 – 1066 &amp;amp; the Norman takeover&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;28:47 – Fall of Old English, rise of Middle English&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;31:36 – The Great Vowel Shift&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;35:58 – Latin’s lingering influence&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;40:21 – War, trade &amp;amp; crossroads of language&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;51:00 – Wrapping up&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;#HistoryOfEnglish #Vikings #NormanConquest #LanguageSecrets #WhyWarsHappened&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Why Wars Happened History Podcast

Emily Ross

INTERVIEW: How War Created the English Language

AUG 5, 202552 MIN
Why Wars Happened History Podcast

INTERVIEW: How War Created the English Language

AUG 5, 202552 MIN

Description

<p>The words you speak exist because of war. From Vikings raiding villages to Normans conquering England, battles rewrote the English language forever.</p><p>In this episode of Why Wars Happened, Dr. Colin Gorrie uncovers how Rome, the Vikings, and the Normans all left fingerprints on every sentence you speak today. Once you hear it, you’ll never look at English the same way again.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 – Welcome to Why Wars Happened</p><p>00:49 – Meet Dr. Colin Gorrie</p><p>01:22 – How war shapes language</p><p>03:25 – The Norman Conquest &amp; French rule</p><p>07:11 – Vikings, the Danelaw &amp; Norse words</p><p>22:52 – Borrowed words from conflict &amp; trade</p><p>26:31 – 1066 &amp; the Norman takeover</p><p>28:47 – Fall of Old English, rise of Middle English</p><p>31:36 – The Great Vowel Shift</p><p>35:58 – Latin’s lingering influence</p><p>40:21 – War, trade &amp; crossroads of language</p><p>51:00 – Wrapping up</p><p>#HistoryOfEnglish #Vikings #NormanConquest #LanguageSecrets #WhyWarsHappened</p>