13 Jul 2020, 2:16 pm
magz wrote:
Kiprobalhato wrote:
vikings invaded the northern shores of france over 1000 years ago, those same vikings, now french-speaking, invaded anglo-saxon england and enhanced their language with thousands of french words.
et je les remercie. sans eux, la langue serait très fade.
et je les remercie. sans eux, la langue serait très fade.
And the "Anglo-Saxon" England the Normans invaded had been previously inhabited by Celts, Romans, the said Anglo-Saxons, the Norse... but still the 9000 year old Cheddar Man turned out to be related to a local history teacher.
That's what European history is. Countless invasions and migrations mixing with populations staying in the location for millenia. This process is still on, I find attempts to freeze it ridiculous.
Have thought about that many times. All of those waves of invaders of Britain, and yet the Cheddar Man from the end of Ice Age still has descendants in Britain.
And..hope you enjoyed your vacation.
