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today in merlin screencaps that have insane and hilarious historical implications:

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Can someone please come up with a conspiracy theory explanation for this? (asking for a friend)

Wihtīsern ᚹᛁᚻᛏᛁᛋᛖᚱᚾ [wiçtiːzerˠn] ‘wight-iron’

Cwicburg ᚳᚹᛁᚳᛒᚢᚱᚷ [kwikburx] ‘lively-fortress’

Reġnfolc ᚱᛖᚷᚾᚠᚩᛚᚳ [rejnvoɫk] ‘mighty-folk’

Grǣġgāst ᚷᚱᚫᚷᚷᚪᛋᛏ [græːjɣɑːst] ‘gray-spirit’

Dryhtġeard ᛞᚱᚣᚻᛏᚷᛠᚱᛞ [dryçtjæɑrˠd] ‘troop-enclosure’

Ēadgār ᛠᛞᚷᚪᚱ [æːɑdɣɑːr] ‘prosperity-spear’

Ġieldbeorht ᚷᛁᛖᛚᛞᛒᛇᚱᚻᛏ [jiyɫdbeorht] ‘payment-bright’

Rǣdweard ᚱᚫᛞᚹᛠᚱᛞ [ræːdwæɑrˠd] ‘counsel-guardian’

Hōrdfūs ᚻᚩᚱᛞᚠᚢᛋ [hoːrˠdvuːs] ‘hoard-eager’

Īsernfūs ᛁᛋᛖᚱᚾᚠᚢᛋ [iːzerˠnvuːs] ‘iron-eager’

Eoforhāl ᛇᚠᚩᚱᚻᚪᛚ [eovorhɑːl] ‘boar-healthy’

Wealdþeġen ᚹᛠᛚᛞᚦᛖᚷᛖᚾ [wæɑɫdðejen] ‘power-thane’

Siġehrēþ ᛋᛁᚷᛖᚻᚱᛖᚦ [sijer̥eːθ] ‘victory-glory’

Sīþġiefu ᛋᛁᚦᚷᛁᛖᚠᚢ [siːðjiyvu] ‘journey-gift’

Grimhāliġ ᚷᚱᛁᛗᚻᚪᛚᛁᚷ [grimhɑːlij] ‘fierce-holy’

Bealdmund ᛒᛠᛚᛞᛗᚢᚾᛞ [bæɑɫdmund] ‘bold-protection’

Ealhrīċ ᛠᛚᚻᚱᛁᚳ [æɑɫr̥iːtʃ] ‘temple-ruler’

Seaxrīċ ᛋᛠᛉᚱᛁᚳ [sæɑksriːtʃ] ‘seax-ruler’

Īserndæġ ᛁᛋᛖᚱᚾᛞᚫᚷ [iːzerˠndæj] ‘iron-day’

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