Most Old English poetry, which is where kennings are found, is nothing like the Medieval Times version of the Middle Ages, with knights and ladies and jousting.

THE English alphabet used to have extra letters that have been lost as centuries went by. While today our alphabet consists of 26 letters, the people of Middle Age Britain had an additional six cha… ...

You've probably seen phrases like "Ye Olde Tavern" or "Ye Olde Shoppe" scrawled across English-language signs, trying to evoke a sense of the medieval.

At a daycare center north of 26th Street on Pulaski, the phrase “Darkkside” appeared in 6-foot tall Old English lettering before someone removed it.

Letters to the Editor: Korean is becoming more English, which became more French in 1066. Language evolves Books are seen on display at the National Institute of Korean Language in Seoul, South Korea.

As any grade-schooler can tell you, the alphabet we’re using right now is made up of 26 letters. However, until not too long ago, this cast of letters had a few more characters that have since ...

The Olde English Pub is on Broadway downtown in Quackbush House. The second-oldest building in Albany, it was constructed in 1736. As of this week, the pub has a new owner.

As it happens, that’s not a Y, or, at least, it wasn’t supposed to be. Originally, it was an entirely different letter called thorn, which derived from the Old English runic alphabet, Futhorc.

Curry, 45, a Detroit artist known for her one-letter word, an Olde English D, signature earrings, took her final breath one day after the month reserved for Breast Cancer awareness.

Haitch or aitch? How a humble letter was held hostage by historical haughtiness An unspoken class war has long been waged around the pronunciation of the letter ‘h’ – is it haitch or aitch ...