Greetwell Villa, just outside Lincoln--occupied into 5thC, poss Roman provincial governor's palace, wall mosaics etc!pic.twitter.com/cv7Z1dIwKn
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FWIW tradition in 16thC Lincoln that St Mary's was originally an Anglo-Saxon 7thC minster---possible conduit for estate survival 7th-11thC?!
@caitlinrgreen Dr i read somewhere that today the Normans who invaded Britain in 9th century constitut a 5th of its population. is it right?
@Umarkarim89 The Vikings? Think that's too high a figure, but prob significant immigration of Scandinavian ppl to some areas of Britain then
@caitlinrgreen no no not the vikings bt the men from Norman coast who came after vikings, the shave headed knights who defeated english
@Umarkarim89 Ah, I see. There were probably even less of them than the Vikings, although perhaps more than sometimes suggested.
@caitlinrgreen actually i was seeing a film series with the name 1066 & they told that english defeated vikings bt not against these knights
@caitlinrgreen Fascinating!
@Bluebookballoon Thank you! :)
@caitlinrgreen I find the transition from Roman Britain really interesting, especially what carried on.
@Bluebookballoon Absolutely! And I would argue that rather more carried on than is often suggested! :)
@caitlinrgreen I recall local stories/myths of ?underground tunnel linking abbey and cathedral.... fascinated me when I was a kid
@CatherineEsse Ah, I love those kinda tales--I think you mentioned them! Meant to be one here too, tho' I can't find the sources!
@caitlinrgreen I wonder re old legends as perhaps to be read symbolically/esoterically rather than literally
@CatherineEsse Certainly possible, intriguing idea! (Although some definitely did exist)
@caitlinrgreen working even now ?
@caitlinrgreen you will be tweeting an image of my back garden next!
- I am equidistant between the villa and the abbey ruin
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