Nice to see some steam picking up in the field of archaeology about the term "Anglo-saxon". Not sure if Dr. Roberts knows the current discussion in medieval studies but I'm glad she's tapped in even marginally. She's also one of the coolest biologists around. #medievaltwitterhttps://twitter.com/theAliceRoberts/status/1186545929429626880 …
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However, I do think that the term needs to be ditched. Archaeologists have been pointing out how vague AS was for a long time. It doesn’t account for multitudes of people from the continent or the fact many English kings had British names, etc.
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And y’know what, when I think about it, I’ve read lots of older scholarship that talked about how poor of a term Anglo-Saxon is. This pearl clutching shit lately reads very poorly in that light, especially given that the ppl being terrible wouldn’t bat an eye...
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Wait, she does? She's on a Leeds panel with me next year. I can ask her that. lol
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I mean it certainly seems that way on twitter. Maybe I am misrepresenting her though. Anyway I found her book really interesting because it does challenge this idea of “Germanic” invasions, although one is left with many questions. But it’s not a comprehensive book, quite short.
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