Middle English

Type	West Germanic language
Spoken	Albion
Dialects	Kentish • Southern • Midlands • Northern
Duration	13th–15th centuries
Preceded by	Old English
Succeeded by	Late Middle English
Influenced by	Celtic languages • Pictish language • Norman French • Continental European languages
Notable works	Canterbury Tales • Gawain and the Green Knight • Sir Gawain and the Lady Ragnelle
Writing system	Latin alphabet