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LEARNING

The aim of this section is to provide learning information to enable anyone with little or no previous experience of the language to tackle the Latin that they are likely to meet in Medieval or Early-Modern documents such as charters or wills. If you enjoy these introductory lessons then head over to Amazon and get yourself the self-taught guide to fully explore and learn the Medieval Latin language!

An Introduction to Case Endings

In Medieval Latin, there are 6 noun cases. The easiest way to understand these cases is to analyse them using English...

An Introduction to Latin Nouns

Nouns are essential components of the language, categoriSed by gender and declining into various cases to their grammatical roles. Mastering these elements is crucial for understanding Latin, as they influence accompanying adjectives and verbs.

An Introduction to Latin Verbs

All verbs are categorised under 4 groups (or conjugations), and each group has a set of different endings for each pronoun

An Introduction to Latin Adjectives

Adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in Number, Gender, Case.  An extremely common adjective used in charters is ‘Predictus’ which means ‘the aforesaid’. Typically this will be used to refer to someone or something mentioned in a previous sentence. 

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Charter Translation

​Throughout this book we have looked at translating sentences and short paragraphs. Actual charters, however, can span a full page, or even longer. As a true testament to your newly acquired Medieval Latin skill, translate these following charters. 

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