Show Saxon and Norman Forms of Speech When the Normans conquered Eng land lund and und dl dispossessed sed the Anglo Sax ons of their lands they spoke what that Is known as Norman This con con- tinned to be the lie official language torman for tor man many years ars according to a n writer la In London Tit Bits One of the most remarkable though often unnoticed results of this du dual language In the time same country Is the different rent names we give to the dead and fincI living animals used as ns food The Tue Saxon was the time serf who tilled the soil and tended cattle the Norman Nor man was the lie overlord who ate the the- meat thus provided While we call the living ll ani animal nal a cow we call the dead animal beef the first word being S Saxon Saxon Sax Sax- I on and the time second Norman Similarly the serf called tl the e living a it sheep but when It wal wa served ser on the barons' barons table It wa was wac mutton In the same way deer became became became be be- came venison calf became veal and an anthe the hog became pork |