E.g. at the Spanish Synod of Braga, 572, a diocese of the kingdom of the Suevi called "Britonenses ecclesia", the church of the Britons...
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The bishop of this diocese was named Mailoc, a 6thC British name < Celtic *Maglākos: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailoc Diocese survived to 9thC!
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Interestingly, the Anglo-Saxons after the Norman Conquest likewise said to have established a 'lost colony' overseashttps://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/600591529401516032 …
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*wracks memory* Does something about the English Varangarian guard feature in a kids novel by Henry Treece? Written in 60s.
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ooh, not sure! Can def see it would have possibilities as a novel!
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found it! Not my imagination. Character is Viking not English though. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Trilogy …
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thank you for this - I always find it fascinating, these little Celtic enclaves!
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Same here! :)
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it's a shame the language didn't survive. I like the idea of something like Cornish being spoken in Spain :)
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It's a nice idea!
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I bet even back then they opened their own pubs and refused to learn the local language.
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love this conversation. I was just explaining this relationship of P Celtic groups to my wife last night at the dinner table.
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