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What’s with this “Wren” thing?
The oldest extant version of the fable
we
are presenting here appeared in 1913 in the first volume of a two-volume anthology
of Low
Saxon folktales (Plattdeutsche
Volksmärchen “Low German Folktales”)
collected by Wilhelm Wisser (1843–1935). Read
more ...
Location: Born and raised in Katrad in Sejstrup, Jutland, Denmark (Council of Bramming, Ribe Amt). Currently living in Cologne (Köln/Kölle), Germany.
joined Lowlands-L in 2003 since I started to learn Dutch. At that time I was astonished to find out how much Dutch reminded me of the Low Saxon dialects spoken close to Denmark. Before that time I had only heard the Low Saxon variety in Schleswig spoken and didn't know the language was as uniform as it is. Even in Groningen, in the Netherlands, I heard people say things that sounded like Danish or my own dialect Western Jutish (which is also kind of West-Germanic in structure). This amazed me, and my interest for my own dialect and for Low Saxon grew considerably.
I don't quite remember how I found the Lowlands-L mailing list, but joining it was one of the best things that I have done. Here I have met people sharing my ideas and my interest in languages, particularly the Lowland languages.
Unfortunately, for me Lowlands-L takes up a lot of my time, since I always commit
to things 110%. I don't mind though, as I know that what I do means a great deal
to some ...
and I am really enjoying the ride!
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joined Lowlands-L in 2003 since I started to learn Dutch. At that time I was astonished to find out how much Dutch reminded me of the Low Saxon dialects spoken close to Denmark. Before that time I had only heard the Low Saxon variety in Schleswig spoken and didn't know the language was as uniform as it is. Even in Groningen, in the Netherlands, I heard people say things that sounded like Danish or my own dialect Western Jutish (which is also kind of West-Germanic in structure). This amazed me, and my interest for my own dialect and for Low Saxon grew considerably.