Who was Liutprand?

Liutprand, also spelled Liudprand, Italian Liutprando, (died 744), Lombard king of Italy whose long and prosperous reign was a period of expansion and consolidation for the Lombards. From his position as a Lombard chief, Liutprand gained the throne in 712, when revolution ended a succession of weak kings.

Was Liudprand of Cremona a skilled diplomat?

Liutprand of Cremona, also spelled Liudprand, (born c. 920—died c. 972), Lombard diplomat, historian, and bishop of Cremona whose chronicles are a major source for the history of the 10th century. A member of an aristocratic family, Liutprand grew up in Pavia, at the court of Hugh of Provence, king of Italy.

How do you pronounce lieutenant in the UK?

While Americans (and possibly others) pronounce this as “loo-tenant”, folks from the UK pronounce it as “lef-tenant”.

Why do British say leftenant?

According to military customs, a lower ranking soldier walks on the left side of a senior officer. This courtesy developed when swords were still used on the battle field. The lower ranked soldier on the “left” protected the senior officers left side. Therefore, the term leftenant developed.

Why is Z called Zee?

Much of our modern alphabet comes directly from the Greek alphabet, including a letter, that looked just like our “Z,” that the Greeks called “zeta.” “Zeta” evolved into the French “zede,” which in turn gave us “zed” as English was shaped by Romance languages like French.

Why do the British say bloody?

Bloody. Don’t worry, it’s not a violent word… it has nothing to do with “blood”.”Bloody” is a common word to give more emphasis to the sentence, mostly used as an exclamation of surprise. Something may be “bloody marvellous” or “bloody awful“. Having said that, British people do sometimes use it when expressing anger…

Why do British say Zed?

The British and others pronounce “z”, “zed”, owing to the origin of the letter “z”, the Greek letter “Zeta”. This gave rise to the Old French “zede”, which resulted in the English “zed” around the 15th century.