Misnaming the Medieval: Rejecting "Anglo-Saxon" Studies
@ISASaxonists on a racist history in medieval studies:http://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/misnaming-the-medieval-rejecting-anglo-saxon-studies/ …
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Replying to @HistoryWO @ISASaxonists
I vaguely recall a BBC(?) Radio Feature that spoke of historical rhythms of how the British framed their past. Was there a Celtic phase some time in the 1800s?
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As far as I recall, the dichotomy between the “Germanic” and “Celtic” was common even in the 19thc. Much of it was caught up in nationalism between Britain and Ireland in particular.
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Yes, I'm fairly certain that's how things played out but both words were common in the 19th century. Thanks again for jumping in and saving my mentions,
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Yeah, both were used for nationalistic purposes, but afaik Celtic wasn’t used for the English although certainly in wider discussions of Britain it was but in ref to the “Celtic” speaking peoples.
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The invasion narrative was a common one in the 19th c. as well. That sort of narrative about mystical celts and druids is very much an antiquarian thing.
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So the “Anglo-Saxons” vs the “Celts” is a pretty old narrative.
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All these words have been used for nationalist purposes (this isn't always negative, presumably), but they are valid words with a long history. At minimum they can refer to linguistic groupings. (Norse myth is used by racists, but in itself is not particularly racist.)
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