• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    14 hours ago

    Ok? When did the English become Danish? And the French?

    Nobility was totally interrelated in Europe. This is just a thing that happened, it’s not the machinery of empire

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      13 hours ago

      Ok? When did the English become Danish?

      … do you know where the term ‘English’ comes from?

      Can you point to me on a map where the Anglo-Saxons came from?

      Do you know what a ‘Briton’ is?

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        12 hours ago

        Easy.

        The Anglo-Saxons originated from a mix of tribes from northern Germany and southern Scandinavia, primarily the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. They began settling in Britain around 410 AD, following the decline of Roman rule, and their culture significantly influenced the development of early medieval England.

        Notice how they displaced the original population. The British are the resulting mix. They did not become Dutch or proto-German, but they did use Roman roads and still have Roman structures