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Originally Posted by Stormcrow
Since the Banestorm happened in 1050, the "medieval English" mentioned is Old English, just prior to the Norman Conquest.
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True, the first Banestorm did happen in 1050, which is before the (to me somewhat arbitrary) 1066 cut-off point between Old and Middle English.
But keep in mind this on p. 7 on Banestorm activity: "Most of this occurred between the years 1050 and 1200 A.D., the approximate time of the Crusades on Earth." (And yes, I know some would put a gray area from Old to Middle English through about 1150.)
As much of the more modern people (1150 - 1200) would be alive when the earlier ones were dead, and as people generally seem to be more oriented toward learning new words than leaning old ones, I would lean to Middle English as having been primary. But as in all things, it's the GM's call.