The Anglo-Saxons abroad? Some AS finds from France,Switzerland+Africa(!) — new post by me :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2016/05/anglo-saxon-finds-france-africa.html …pic.twitter.com/ZQmMgWrITP
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He seems confused when he says the Franks allow them to settle and take over the island
The sense is that they are migrating to Gaul and giving their allegiance to the Frankish king, and through this they are giving >
> the Frankish king legal title/lordship over their former lands over the sea in Britain :)
(or at least that's the normal interpretation!)
On this new map of UK DNA, does 'Frissones' equate with red squared DNA group from northern france?pic.twitter.com/aAQ6kkcVNz
Deeply suspicious of modern (rather than ancient) DNA studies! F=Saxons, so Thames valley and S/SE england on most views :)
hmm.. I'd thought the 'Anglo-Saxons' hadn't added much to DNA stock, only took over a administrators, not general populace?
It's...complicated! Prob small migration, w/ some major centres, but over time big DNA contribution, as intervening events >
> etc, and 'native Britons' adopted the immigrant culture and language over time, from 5thC up to around 8thC...
Did he mean by: Frissones, the Frisians?
but generally historians deals with only 3 Germanic groups: Anglo-Saxons & Gates.
Yes, it is usually passed quickly over, but Bede says the same too.... http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/07/were-there-huns-in-anglo-saxon-england.html …
yes, it's one of my favorite articles by your pen.
that means King of Franks recognized The Byzantine Emperor as a supreme authority in France & Britain, in that time.
Indeed, which fits nicely with the other evidence from the 6thC! :)
This is wonderful, thank you Dr.
My pleasure! One to those lesser-known aspects of early medieval/Late Antique history! :)
content so good you should charge for it :-)
Hah! Thank you :)
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