# Episode 87: The First Spelling Reformers

An episode of [The History of English Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/538608536), 7 Dec 2016, 56 min.

Audio: https://media.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/content.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/Ep87-First-Spelling-Reformers.mp3

Following the Norman Conquest of England, the French-educated scribes encountered the English language used by the Anglo-Saxons. The new scribes discovered unfamiliar letters and strange spellings. Early Middle English documents like the Ormulum show several spelling innovations introduced during this period. In this episode, we examine how the French-trained scribes introduced new spellings for certain consonant sounds. TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 87

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