beccaelizabeth's dreamwidth journal

Randomly, what if the spells that were in Latin originated when Latin was actually the language of the masses? At first, everyone would have kept the spells in Latin because that was the lingua franca thoughout the Empire.

But then people got invaded, and people get slaughtered, sometimes because they were magic users and a possible threat, sometimes just because they were villagers Knowledge gets horded, for fear for their lives or attempts to keep power. And then suddenly, or over a few centuries, you go from a more-or-less democratic system to an oligarchy.

Because, it's the middle ages. There are few things that you can do to not have really crappy associates with witchcraft during this time period.