/lit/ - Literature

>>20019270
Oh yeah I should have clarified I don't think German is a prerequisite at all, it's just useful. The fact it uses Germanic vocabulary was my biggest hurdle. The underlying OE grammar really isn't that much different than modern English, since it used a lot of helper verbs to make different grammatical constructions. There's gender and declensions sure but usually they are attached attached to the same particles we use now.

I did a similar poetry exercise, there's some excellent poetry in OE that make it worth the work. When I finally started middle English it was one of the most jarring experiences in my life. Middle English drops in french words into Germanic grammar and suddenly everything is easily readable.

If you want a good overall history this is a great book