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[P-visie]

Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) having a small snack.



R5 Mk II with EF 600mm f4 II + 1.4 extender, cropped in post production.

 

[AlanF]

Ah, but William the Conqueror sailed in from Gaul, and even though the Normans were arguably more Viking than French, I suspect a "few" Celtic (in Caesar's term) descendants came along for the ride to help populate England. To the original point, in spite of the fact that it is hard to find any schools that teach it anymore, Latin is still useful for so many disciplines.

De Bello Gallico was written by Caesar in 51-52 BC. The Normans invaded Britain in 1066. I can still translate De Bello and also Virgil's Aeneid, but I would find having learned German or Spanish far more useful. My Latin teacher would answer when asked why we should learn Latin that it was to give him a job. My daughter's teacher made the same reply.

 

[Dragon]

De Bello Gallico was written by Caesar in 51-52 BC. The Normans invaded Britain in 1066. I can still translate De Bello and also Virgil's Aeneid, but I would find having learned German or Spanish far more useful. My Latin teacher would answer when asked why we should learn Latin that it was to give him a job. My daughter's teacher made the same reply.

My experience was that Latin made learning other (particularly Indo-Germanic) languages much easier. BTW, that Obelix looks pretty tough .