When words get grounded
Medieval literacy replaced fragile speech with enduring text, transforming law, culture, and power.
What if a seemingly small innovation could redefine how entire communities share stories, settle disputes, and memorialise their past?
The shift from spoken oral tradition to written records triggered just such a sweeping transformation, felt across continents and cultures.
Verba volant, scripta manent. Words fly away, but written words stay down, the La…