History of Heldic
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Heldic is a Trihhimic language that originated from Trihhimic dialects spoken by the early Sears and Helds, brought to the Hortenic Peninsula by migrants in the 31st century BL. The Helds came to dominate much of the peninsula for the next few centuries. Their language displaced the native Old Ledonian language in the region. During this time, Searo-Heldic varieties of Proto-Trihhimic reflected the varied regions that the speakers presided over. The Late South Trihhimic variety grew to become the dominant variety in the peninsula, while the Late West variety gained prominence in what is now Bordendofinia; this is generally accepted by linguists as the start of the separation of the Heldic and Searic languages. A major influence on the shaping of Old Heldic was the Gollic Conquest, in which the Golls successfully colonized various portions of the region, leading to the borrowing of technical terms.
Examples
Beeolde
Beeolde (Bieöld) is an Old Heldic epic poem. It dates to the 12th century BL. The following are the first 10 lines.
Þᛈ ᚺᛝᚪᛈᚻ ᛝᛒᛚᛈᚱ ᛞᛈᛁᛈᚱᚾᚱᚪᚱ
ᚢᛟᛏᛈᚻ ᚻᚾᚱᚾᚴ-ᚻᚾᚱᚾᚴᛈᚻ ᛇᛚᛈᚱᛇ
ᛈᛚᚻ ᛇᚹᛈᛏᛈᚱᛇ ᚳᛝᚪᛚᛈᚴᚾᛏ
ᛞᚢᛈᛚᛇ þᚾ Þᛈ ᛞᛈᛁᛈᚱᚾᚱᚪᚱᛁᛚᚻᚴᛇ ᚢᛚᚻ!
Transliterated, according to Heldic historian Karl Lierdelieng, it reads:
Þe chüden übier Heleraldr
woten narag-naragen Siers
ein speters küdiegat
hweicce þa þe Heleraldrlings wynn!
Which, as translated by Jean Angelét, reads:
The good king Helaldr
of sword-armed Sears
in days gone
what fame the Helaldreliengs have won!