In this video, you will find out how language contact and loan words contributed to the change from Old English to Middle English. This video was made as part of the Online Experience English language and literature of Leiden University. See: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/extra/2020/05/english-language-and-culture-online-experience
Script and on camera: Thijs Porck
Camera and editing: Thomas J. Vorisek
For more on Old English, early medieval England and J. R. R. Tolkien, see www.thijsporck.com
