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thomblake comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 25, chapter 96 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: thomblake 25 July 2013 03:35:48PM 0 points [-]

think the most likely option is that the Potter motto was first taken from the Bible in Latin, and at some point after the completion of the King James Bible (in the 1600s) the motto was updated to English.

The motto is in Old English in the story, presumably dating from the time of the Peverells. It may have been taken from the bible verse, but then your own argument raises the question, why didn't they write their motto in Latin?

Comment author: Kindly 25 July 2013 04:20:59PM 2 points [-]

The Old English is the prophecy, not the motto.

Comment author: thomblake 25 July 2013 06:33:42PM 0 points [-]

Right, I stand corrected.

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