Oi, Provost. I did the research I promised, and as I said at the time

[Cort Haus]

Ludgate, Newgate, Aldersgate, Cripplegate, Moorgate, Bishopsgate, and Aldgate were all actual gates in yer acksherall city wall.

FACT

I have in front of me several maps from the 17th century to prove it. With pictures of gates in the city wall for every one.

What funny spellings you use for 'road' or 'street' (gater or whatever) in the Norwegian colony of Yorkshire is your business. Dahn 'ere a gate is a gate, mister.

[Ecthy]

Lol was he claiming that place names with "gate" in them must be of somewhat norse origin in the SOUTH of England? That's why scientists need historians

[Cort Haus]

Yep

[Ecthy]

Did you show him a map of historical Danelaw?

[LordShiva]

PMs Forum

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Ecthy
Did you show him a map of historical Danelaw?

I'll take one along to the pub next time.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by LordShiva
PMs Forum

But there is far less humiliation in PMs.

[Ecthy]

To his excuse: wiki says it's from Old English not directly from Danish, as I previously thought.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


But there is far less humiliation in PMs.

That's why there should be a forum where all PMs must be posted

[Imran Siddiqui]

No

Then I may not click on that subforum for find out the juicy PMs!

[Zkribbler]

Re: Oi, Provost. I did the research I promised, and as I said at the time

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Ludgate, Newgate, Aldersgate, Cripplegate, Moorgate, Bishopsgate, and Aldgate were all actual gates in yer acksherall city wall.

Oh. For a moment there, I thought we had another string of Washington scandals.

[Cort Haus]

Uninterestingly, the Norse-ish word 'Hause' persists in the fells (Norse word again) of Cumbria as a pass or 'gateway' through the hills.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
No

Then I may not click on that subforum for find out the juicy PMs!

Oh, good point. All PMs should be posted in teh OT, in that case.

[Imran Siddiqui]

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
Interestingly, the Norse-ish word 'Hause' persists in the fells (Norse word again) of Cumbria as a pass or 'gateway' through the hills.

That's not very interesting