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hay I am a literature fan and am interested in reading many ancient novels like from William Shakespeare and others. so I want to learn ancient English to a level that I can understand the old novels short stories poetry etc. can anyone suggest me how i can learn basic ancient English?

do I need to read a book on Anglo Saxon or a YouTube video?

I am just a hobbyist so I lack economic strength to back up my enthusiasm

so any free course will also do.