Alsige of West Stow

<p>An introduction to a typical village house at West Stow, delivered in Old English. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Transcript: </p> <p>Welcumen béo on West Stowa. Mín nama is Alsige. </p> <p>Þis is mín hús. Ðes is se hróf, séo duru, séo flór .... cum in. </p> <p>Þes is mín wífman, and Þes is mín bróþor. </p> <p>ealá, ealá </p> <p>Þis is þæt fýr, ond hér is úre mete ... stincað wel! </p> <p>Hér is mín bedd. Wé rísað þá séo sunne ríseð, wé weorcað ealne dæg ond gáð to bedde þá niht cumeþ </p> <p><br></p> <p>(goes outside) </p> <p><br></p> <p>Þéos is mín woruld -- ðá heofenas, séo sunne, þá tréow, þá æceras, þá godu, þá ylfe ond </p> <p>mín twá stranga handa. </p> <p>Beoð wel, fríend. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Translation: </p> <p>Welcome to West Stow. My name is Alsige. </p> <p>This is my house. This is the roof... the door... and the floor.... come in. </p> <p><br></p> <p>This is my wife, and this is my brother. </p> <p>Hello! Hello! </p> <p>This is the fire, and this is our food -- hmm, smells good! Here is my bed. We get up when the sun rises, we work all day long, and go to bed at</p> <p>night-fall. </p> <p><br></p> <p>(goes outside) </p> <p><br></p> <p>This is my world -- the sky, the sun, the trees, the fields, the gods and the elves - and my two strong hands. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Be well, friends.</p>