@civilwarbore since they were far from homogeneous. And THEN I am discussing why the Anglo-Saxon identity crystallized around Alfred's time
@civilwarbore lmao the Merovingian Franks had an origin story that they were from Troy too. But the most famous one is about a monster.
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@civilwarbore their progenitor, Merovech, grandfather of Clovis, was apparenty the son of a queen and a Quinotaur, a sea monster. -
@civilwarbore It's less of a sea monster and more like a weird merman, though. Possibly it's linked to a Frankish sea god. - Show replies
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