The Geordie dialect, the dialect of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is one of the most distinguishable dialects in England. It can be recognised by its specific tones and some words that originate from the ancient languages of Germanic and Scandinavian Europe.

At the beginning of the 4^th century the Romans left Britain. The people living in the country of Hadrian's Wall were left without arms and in order to protect themselves they felt they had to employ soldiers from abroad. These soldiers of fortune came from Angulus (now southern Denmark) and Saxony (in northern Germany)⁷. These people would be the ancestors of the modern Welsh and Cornish, since they took the opportunity to colonise the country of their so-called employers.

The Anglo-Saxon language can be seen as the predecessor of modern English. The Angles gave England its name, too: England obviously means Angle Land. The Anglo-Saxons expanded their Angle Land as much as they could, which had its influence on the language as well. Today the Anglo-Saxon language exists in the North East of England in a number of varieties. The dialects that are most famous are the Northumbrian and of course Geordie – actually the oldest living form of English in the world.

The poem in the audio recording makes a very clear example of the beautiful Geordie dialect: