@Ahmed_Alhasania Of course :) For what it's worth, both hypotheses seem possible, v difficult to tell. Shepard thought Saxons lived >
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@Ahmed_Alhasania > alongside Crimean Goths, who were still there in 13thC based on William of Rubruk, but they weren't necessarily >1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Ahmed_Alhasania > dominant popn on Crimea then... May be suggestive & noteworthy that Saxi were mistaken for Goths in mid13thC too...!3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@caitlinrgreen Catholicism is a key; Vikings (Rus) & C Goths were Gr. Orthodox & Cumans in early 13th were shamanic, but Saxi were Catholics1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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@Ahmed_Alhasania I agree, it is a potentially very useful distinction.
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