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BelieveInDestiny t1_j3rjwcn wrote

thou? it's "you"

edit: I know it's "old" English; I'm saying the quote is wrong.

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Hostillian t1_j3rlgf8 wrote

It's Thy Lord of the Rings. Biblical version.

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Thunder-Invader t1_j3rqm4e wrote

Old English

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ShakeWeightMyDick t1_j3skit3 wrote

Modern English, actually. Elizabethan/Shakespearean English from the 1600s is still considered Modern English. Old English is basically an entirely different language.

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BelieveInDestiny t1_j3t57o0 wrote

I know it's old English. I'm saying that neither in the book nor the movie does it say "thou".

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