Ásaterra[]
The first page of 'Beowulf'.
The language used in the land of Ásaterra is known as the Common Tongue, or Ásaterric, despite the fact it was in use for thousands of years before Asa was born. Ásaterric is rather wide spread across the continent due to the trade routes Ásaterra established from the years 200 BA onwards.
Ásaterric is represented by Modern English. This includes common colloquial terms and slang.
Middle Ásaterric is believed to have been the standard language used between the years 300 BU and 500 BA. This language is represented by Middle English.
Old Ásaterric was used before 300 BU. This is represented by Old English (Anglo Saxon). The Trethian alphabet has been in use from about 2000 BU. This is represented by the Latin Alphabet.
'Franks Casket', engraved with Anglo Saxon runes.
Before 2000 BU, Ásaterric runes were used as the primary form of writing. These are represented by Anglo Saxon runes.
Ancient Elvish dialects are rarely spoken, but they are the basis for many personal and place names in the East of Ásaterra. Elven languages are represented by languages with Brittonic roots such as Cornish, Breton and Welsh.
'Fra Vincentius a Fundis' (Italian, active about 1560s)
‘Missal of Bishop Antonio Scarampi’, 1567 -
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Ancient Southern dialects are represented by Goidelic languages descended from Ancient Irish such as Scottish Gaelic, Irish and Manx. Ancient Southern is the basis for many modern Southern personal and place names.
Treth[]
The current common language of Treth, Low Tretis, is represented by Romance languages; primarily Spanish. However many of Treth’s higher classes speak High Tretis, which they also use for their legal documents and religious occasions. Speaking High Tretis is a sign that a person is of a good birth or status. High Tretis is represented by Latin, and it is believed to be one of the roots of modern Ásaterric.
Skovva[]
Skovva doesn’t have a common language, and many different languages are spoken. These are represented by modern Germanic languages descended from Old Norse, such as Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. The modern written language of Skovva is represented by the Danish and Norwegian Alphabet, and the older language is represented by Elder Futhark.
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Huángjīn Xīwàng[]
Very little is known about Huángjīn Xīwàng, and they have had very little contact with Ásaterra. While there may be multiple languages spoken in this reclusive country, only one has been encountered so far, which has been referred to only as 'Huángjīn'. This language is represented by Mandarin, and it's written form is represented by Simplified Chinese Characters. Older texts dating from the time of the City States have been shown to use more complex characters, represented by Traditional Chinese Characters.