Indeed, recently argued by Broderick (supported by Richard Coates) that even name Britain may be Punic or similar, meaning 'island of tin'!
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
And that is the end of this thread :) Incidentally, refs for name Britain as Punic=Beiträge zur Namenforschung, 44 (2009)+Nomina, 35 (2012)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
The evidence for African migrants in Bronze Age–Medieval Britain — a storified twitter thread :) https://storify.com/caitlinrgreen/african-migrants-medieval-britain …
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
For interest, a short article on the late medieval notion that pre-Conquest English+Vikings were Muslims/Saracens... http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=jlo …
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
9thC Danes depicted as Muslims/Saracens & attacking St Edmund, see http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/175330709X449116 … (http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_2278_f061r …)pic.twitter.com/osSwtoCInh
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
Of course, worth noting that there is some potential evidence for Viking converts to Islam: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wuN-AgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA543&pg=PA543#v=onepage&q&f=true …pic.twitter.com/cHkVVTutDr
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
Problematic relating Rus to Scandinavian Vikings though. At what point do Rus cease to be (representative of) Vikings?
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Replying to @Berserkjablogg
Oh absolutely *steps away from can of worms* ;) Hence 'potential' & citing Mikkelsen :) Otoh, al-baringar etc=interesting :)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
Definitely interesting, agreed. A can of worms that is well worth opening if one has the time and resources though. :)
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Replying to @Berserkjablogg @caitlinrgreen
Even more of a can of worms when one removes concept of monolithic Viking identity. It's the stuff of research proposals! :)
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