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To   : Charles Pierson
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Wed Nov 11 2020 01:19:19

Hallo Charles!

 CP> but I'd say likely not directly from Old to Middle English.

Politics.  I am guessing that the Normans weren't too keen on preserving Anglo-Saxon culture.  The closest I could find to a document containing both old and middle english is the "Peterborough Chronicle".  It is all old english except for the last entry which is in an early form of middle english.  Not quite what we're looking for but I think it helps to explain the lack of translations of old english works to middle english.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

.... Gemæne sceal maga feoh.
    Wealth should be shared by kinsmen.
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