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[[Middle Valthungian]] represents a period in the development of [[Valthungian]] lasting from around 1200 a.d. to 1600 a.d. marked mainly by palatalization of a great many consonants as well as some minor reduction to unstressed vowels. Though this is a range which experienced many changes, the most representative example of “Middle Valthungian” is the language as captured by the suddenly-prolific Valthungian writers at the beginning of the Renaissance, around 1450 a.d.

[[Old Valthungian]] represents a period in the development of [[Valthungian]] lasting from around 800 a.d. to 1200 a.d. marked mainly by changes to geminates and intervocalic consonants, as well as the introduction of Germanic ī/j-Umlaut and some small but important changes to all of the vowels. Though this is a range which experienced many changes, the most representative example of “Old Valthungian” is the language as captured in a few surviving texts believed to date to around 950‒975 a.d.