This is too much for Jess' paltry knowledge of Scandinavian languages, and he has to shake his head. "Sorry, you lost me."
Not for the first time he feels a swell of anger that his belongings had been taken from him without so much as an explanation. If he'd had his Codex, he might not have been able to make out what Thorfinn was saying perfectly, but at least he could've found a translation text and figured out the gist.
At first Jess doesn't understand the significance behind the heavily-accented numbers, but then it clicks that it's a date. Caught off guard, his eyes widen. "1013 CE?" It occurs to him too late that Thorfinn might not understand what he means by Common Era, but his surprise gets the better of him. England had fought many battles, sure, but that had been over a thousand years ago.
Pieces start to click into place. Every aspiring librarian needed to have a thorough knowledge of history, and Wolfe had quizzed them relentlessly on all manner of subjects.
"Sweyn... You meant Sweyn, the Danish king of England?"
Good lord. Peggy hadn't been kidding about people claiming to be from all sorts of places.
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Not for the first time he feels a swell of anger that his belongings had been taken from him without so much as an explanation. If he'd had his Codex, he might not have been able to make out what Thorfinn was saying perfectly, but at least he could've found a translation text and figured out the gist.
At first Jess doesn't understand the significance behind the heavily-accented numbers, but then it clicks that it's a date. Caught off guard, his eyes widen. "1013 CE?" It occurs to him too late that Thorfinn might not understand what he means by Common Era, but his surprise gets the better of him. England had fought many battles, sure, but that had been over a thousand years ago.
Pieces start to click into place. Every aspiring librarian needed to have a thorough knowledge of history, and Wolfe had quizzed them relentlessly on all manner of subjects.
"Sweyn... You meant Sweyn, the Danish king of England?"
Good lord. Peggy hadn't been kidding about people claiming to be from all sorts of places.