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So, would it be possible that English would still have cases and a more elaborate verb declension? If there is a possible sentence in Modern Old English, please post it...

3) What are the best tactics to defeat an army? ...? You want a summary of the entire science of tactics in one sentence? OK: move your resources in a way unanticipated by the enemy, that allows you to concentrate forces where your enemy is weak, but that also minimised risk to yourself, and cost i...

A while ago, I have started to write my definite version of the history of my conpeople, the Moranians and their relatives. But I am now stuck in a period with civil war, the fall of cities, the late rise and the downfall of the predecessor empire,... So had a few questions about the army and milita...

A while ago, I was wondering how English would look like if William the Conqueror failed to conquer Britain? Because I haven't a lot af knowledge of historical linguistics, I would like to ask this question to the more experienced conlangers and the native speakers of English, for I am not a native ...

Do countries like Verduria, Ismahi, Xurno and Dhekhnam have a national anthem ?

One possible candicate could be the so-called Voynich Manuscript.
It is a medieval book, written in a scribe that hasn't been decoded by anyone.
We are not enterily certain what the book contains : one of the guesses is "a tract on alchemy".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

I was wondering if there are any endangered languages on Almea,
just like in our world.

Does Lowan preserve the ablaut ? Great conlang, by the way. I am from Belgium and I like the alternative origin of Leuven. There is some discussion among toponimists about the origin of Leuven : 1) Leuven is derived from two Germanic words : lo (forest) and ven (swamp). Leuven means 'forest in the s...

Dutch has its own names for the months too. Louwmaand / Looimaand (January) : from the activity of leer looien (to tan leather), that was mostly done in January Sprokkelmaand (February) : from the Roman purification feast the spurcalia , that was celebrated in February. The name changed by the influ...

There stands next to the language Dheknami 'coming soon' at the home page of Virtual Verduria, but when is Dheknami going to be published?

How did Mihel actually learn an Almean language?