Talk:Mercian dialect

Source of information
The article may be from a single source (i.e. Biddulph) and certainly needs attention. Part of Biddulph's study relates to Middle English which comes in the 12th century and after. Some mention of the important texts like the Vespasian Psalter is needed (six Mercian Hymns are printed in Sweet, H. (1950) Anglo-Saxon Reader; 14th ed. Clarendon Pr.; pp. 170-179.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 04:06, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
 * The fact that Biddulph's work is self-published and that Biddulph has some, shall we say, idiosyncratic views about the linguistic history of England makes it doubtful whether the single source used here even qualifies as a reliable source. +Angr 06:04, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
 * That is what I suspected: it needs someone familiar with the field to summarise the consensus among those most likely to understand it. Probably will have to wait for an expert to turn up but I have provided a little more than was there before in case it helps.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 06:51, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Not all of Northumbria over run by Vikings
The statement that "Of these, all of Northumbria and most of Mercia were overrun by the Vikings during the 9th century" is not quite true. The northern part of the Kingdom of Northumbria was not over run by Vikings, but rather it became detached from the southern half of the kingdom and eventually became incorporated into what would become Scotland. Cassandra — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.5.4.144 (talk) 12:38, 3 June 2013 (UTC)