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Language Resources

This page lists some resources we have found useful for learning ancient and modern Indo-European languages. ADF rituals often include key phrases (e.g., "let the gates be open") in their translated I-E language form, and the resources below should help you understand such phrases and possible even write your own!

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Anglo-Saxon

First Steps in Old English - Stephen Pollington
A Guide to Old English - Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. Robinson

Celtic

An Introduction to Old Irish - R.P.M. & W.P. Lehmann
Old Irish Verbs and Vocabulary - Antony Green
Some modern Irish sites: daltai.com and Blas (BBC)

Hellenic

Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek (Book I) - M. G. Balme, Gilbert Lawall
Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek (Book II) - M. G. Balme, Gilbert Lawall (UK)

Norse

Introduction to Old Norse - E.V. Gordon
A New Introduction to Old Norse: Grammar - Viking Society for Northern Research (UK)
A New Introduction to Old Norse: Reader - Viking Society for Northern Research (UK)
A New Introduction to Old Norse: Glossary and Index - Viking Society for Northern Research (UK)

Roman

Wheelock's Latin - Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur
Workbook for Wheelock's Latin - Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur

Vedic

Vedic Reader for Students - Arthur Anthony MacDonell
Vedic Grammar for Students - Arthur Anthony MacDonell
Practical Sanskrit Dictionary - Arthur Anthony MacDonell, ed.
Roots, Verb-Forms and Primary Derivatives of Sanskrit - William Dwight Whitney
Sanskrit Grammar - William Dwight Whitney

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