Show V 1 Saxon and Norman Forms of 01 Speech i When Then the Normans conquered England Eng Eng- land and and dispossessed the Sax Anglo x- x 1 ons oils of their lands they spoke what Is r known known- mown as RS Norman This con con- tinned to be the official language for tor i n to a writer In 10 Tit Bits BIti Io One of th most remarkable te though Iv ort often unnoticed results of this dual V language In th the same country Is tb the t different names ne we give to the dead and living animals used as us food tood V The Saxon wils was the serf who tilled the soil sol soland and tended cattle the Norman Norman Nor Nor- 1 V man was was' the overlord who ho ate the I meat neat titus thus provided pro While we call the living liming animal a cow con we call the dead dud J animal beef beet the first word being Saxon Saxon Sax Sax- on and the second Norman Similarly the serf called the living r. r animal a sheep but when It wn was I served ser on the barons' barons table It U was 1 mutton In the same way deer became became be bl came venison calf became veal and 41 the hog became pork rl i ii l. l I |