Does anyone have links to good discussion about using anachronistic terminology within medieval studies? I’m being potentially challenged on using early medieval Ireland/Scotland/England but honestly any other terminology at this stage is too general for me. #MedievalTwitter
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Because “celt” as an ethnonym has a complicated and debated history and we don’t really use the word anymore to describe people in Britain and Ireland. And the “Anglo-Saxons” as you call them weren’t that, and didn’t think of themselves as that term.
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And also came from many places, so they weren’t just Angles or Saxons. And their identity is a complicated one, and subject to a lot of debate. This is something I have studied on great detail.
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