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Post by SonjaMarie » Sat December 31st, 2011, 6:26 pm

[quote=""Misfit""]
Our Viking picks up on the language of the day quite easily, having spent enough time on raids to Britannia in his own time...[/quote]

Yeah, cause they spoke just like that in his time! *rolls eyes*

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Post by Misfit » Sat December 31st, 2011, 6:29 pm

[quote=""SonjaMarie""]Yeah, cause they spoke just like that in his time! *rolls eyes*

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How did you guess? :D
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Post by SonjaMarie » Sat December 31st, 2011, 6:34 pm

[quote=""Misfit""]How did you guess? :D [/quote]

Don't you know, every Englishman no matter the time period must have spoken proper English, and every Roman spoke it as well, with a British accent? ;)

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Post by Misfit » Sat December 31st, 2011, 7:01 pm

[quote=""SonjaMarie""]Don't you know, every Englishman no matter the time period must have spoken proper English, and every Roman spoke it as well, with a British accent? ;)

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No, I didn't. Thanks for enlightening me. ;)

PS, if you have a kindle app this is lendable. Be happy to send it off to you :D
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Post by Madeleine » Tue January 3rd, 2012, 10:19 am

Now alternating between modern day Oxford and late 18th century London.
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Post by Ely » Fri January 6th, 2012, 9:06 am

Beddgelert Priory in 1255, trouble is coming to Gwynedd!

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Post by SonjaMarie » Sat January 7th, 2012, 7:13 pm

Castello Estense, Ferrara - Oct 1559
Lucrezia de' Medici has married Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. This will not end well.

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Post by Susan » Sat January 7th, 2012, 7:27 pm

I'm with Jon Snow and some wildings about to come to the Wall. Brrrr...it's cold here!
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Post by Madeleine » Mon January 23rd, 2012, 10:03 am

I'm now alternating between France and Crouch End, London - both modern day.
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Post by Madeleine » Thu February 2nd, 2012, 7:52 pm

I'm now alternating between upstate New York, and the Arctic Circle.
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