@civilwarbore since they were far from homogeneous. And THEN I am discussing why the Anglo-Saxon identity crystallized around Alfred's time
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
@civilwarbore and his motivations for ethnogenesis, basically. so it was a response to the internal and external pressures of the time.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@civilwarbore I was originally going to discuss the Franks, and use the Anglo-Saxons as a comparison. It sort of flipped though.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@AdmiralHip that's the problem with these things, they twist around on you!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@civilwarbore it was a suggestion from my supervisor, actually. She noticed how jazzed I got about the Anglo-Saxon stuff.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@civilwarbore and tbh, I LOVE the Franks. The Merovingians have a great history, but I have written on them before. I needed something new3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@AdmiralHip closest I got to reading on the Franks was my Crusades kick, which wound up with troubadours.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@civilwarbore The Merovingian dynasty (they ruled Francia before the Carolingians, who were a bunch of usurpers) were great.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@civilwarbore Crazy interfamilial drama, origin stories, etc.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@civilwarbore there were two Frankish princesses who became nuns. They hated the abbess and how she treated them so they had an armed...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@civilwarbore ...uprising where they hired some brigands to help them kidnap the abbess and take over the abbey.
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