Re: name 'Lindisfarne', as I argued in Britons & Anglo-Saxons a few yrs back, prob still best understood as ‘the island of the Lindisfaran’
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Altho' various alternatives proposed, none really convincing; name suggests link to Lincs, as Lindisfaran=OE name for the ppl of 'Lindsey'.
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@caitlinrgreen interesting...? -
@HyettNeal Indeed! Secondary movement of OE speakers from Lincs to Bernicia in mid-6thC? -
@caitlinrgreen okay. This could apply to mercians etc as secondaries as well (?) -
@HyettNeal Yes, I suggested similar in the book :) One of the prob major Mercian groupings shares a grp-name w/ part of south Lincs etc etc!
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@caitlinrgreen touch wood we'll be digging on the island next summer! -
@DavidPetts1 Fabulous! Will be intrigued to see what you find :)
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@caitlinrgreen I have a copy of that Atlas - beautiful thing! -
@caitlinrgreen sadly, it's only a facsimile, but lovely nonetheless!
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@caitlinrgreen aha .. John speed. Cartography is a very good part of this period. Mental maps etc. ;-0)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@caitlinrgreen The German Ocean! Now that's a name that didn't stick!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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