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Why are they acting like they don't speak English?


All of a sudden in season 3/4 they are all speaking English through the series, but suddenly they don't understand each other when they get to France and only speaking old Norse and Old French around each other? Did I miss something?

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Pretty sure this is quite a common device used to suggest that although we hear English, for the purposes of the show the different factions are meant to talking their native tongues.

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Exactly.

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Did I miss something?
yes.

"Sometimes what I type doesn't make any sense because of the iPad."— By Me.

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Did I miss something?

yes.



Agreed.

I think the OP missed season 1.

@SnapCrackledThePop, watch the first season carefully and you can answer your question yourself.



"Now, who has the key?"

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Come on man! You don't have to be the smartest peanut in the turd to figure this one out.

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They went to England first and they didn't understand the English either despite actors on both sides speaking English. It is made obvious though that they are really speaking their own languages.

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