The four main dialectal forms of Old English were Mercian, Northumbrian, Kentish, and West Saxon. Mercian and Northumbrian are together referred to as Anglian. In terms of geography the Northumbrian region lay north of the Humber River; the Mercian lay north of the Thames and South of the Humber River; West Saxon lay south and southwest of the Thames; and the smallest, Kentish region lay southeast of the Thames, a small corner of England. The Kentish region, settled by the Jutes from Jutland, has the scantiest literary remains. COUNT 5
QSN1 Along with West Saxon, Northumbrian and Mercian, what was one of the four main dialects of Old English? ANS1 Kentish QSN2 What is a term that collectively refers to Northumbrian and Mercian? ANS2 Anglian QSN3 Geographically, what river was Northumbria north of? ANS3 Humber QSN4 What river was the Mercian region south of? ANS4 Humber QSN5 Which of the Old English dialects covered the smallest geograhical region? ANS5 Kentish