Old Romanian
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Old Romanian is the period of the Romanian language from the 16th century until 1780. It continues the intermediary stage when the dialect continuum known as Daco-Romanian dialects or graiuri develope
A page from Hurmuzaki Psalter
Neacșu's letter is the oldest surviving document written in Old Romanian that can be precisely dated
The room and printing press of Deacon Coresi, Brașov
Wallachia
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Wallachia is a geographical region of modern-day Romania, as well as one of the two historical Romanian principalities that laid the foundation for the establishment of the modern Romanian state. It i
Old Romanian
…none of them have survived until today. Church Slavonic was primarily used instead by both the church and the Princely Chancery, in both Moldavia and Wallachia – the two countries founded in the 14th century – for administrative and cultural purposes. The oldest preserved texts are Neacșu's letter which can…
The Battle of Posada in the Chronicon Pictum
Wallachia as pictured in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
Chindia Tower in Târgoviște
Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Țepeș), Voivode of Wallachia