Translating the Chronicler

The Norman Conquest

Project #6: "Thus com engelond in to normandies hond. And the normans ne couthe speke tho bote hor owe speche, and speke french as hii dude atom, and hor children dude also teche."

My attempt to translate: "Thus came England into Normandy's hand. And the Normans could not speak anything but our own language, and speak French as they did before, and our children did also teach."

Interpretation: I think the chronicler is trying to explain that when the Norman's invaded England they could not speak any language but their own, so French and English coexisted in France.