Place-name evidence for Taflas/Taifali as distinct group in 'Anglo-Saxon' Lincolnshire is, of course, interesting in itself...
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Supports notion that things rather more complicated than Angles, Saxons+Jutes in post-Roman period... Franks in South, Suevi in East Anglia>
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> Elvecones possibly at Elm, and Bede of course mentions Huns in 'Anglo-Saxon England' in Bk 5! Latter esp interesting as Priscus in 5thC >
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> says Attila claimed domain over islands in the Ocean ;) Taifali add to this sense of a more complicated post-Roman situation, esp as >
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> often described as an "Asiatic", nomadic people....
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Have to say, do find Bede's claim that the Huns were involved especially intriguing...!
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Re: the Huns as ancestors of the 8thC Anglo-Saxons, has been argued that Bede clearly intended it read this way and he lists the Huns >
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@caitlinrgreen also intriguing he includes the Danes. Fifth column for later years?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MarkBrierley1 well, we know that there was definite Scandinavian migration in L5/6thC to Britain, so perhaps refs that?!1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@caitlinrgreen it's a shame he wasnt more specific but perhaps it's so late in HE because it was recent info to him and sketchy1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@MarkBrierley1 Well, idea that the 2 lists represent diff stages of drafting has definitely been proposed! In any case, fun to think about!
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