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Turns out the Irish have more Viking in them than Previously Thought
Absalom:
--- Quote from: truth_seeker on March 26, 2020, 04:58:34 pm ---Very few go that deep with knowledge. The Normans were also French speaking, at the time they gained power in Merrey olde Englande.
They brought with them and imposed upon Britain, concepts of law, governance from ancient Latin origins.
The blend of Latin legal precepts, with common laws derived from Alglo/Saxons (Germanic) would over time form "English Common Law," basis for American law.
The contribution from Scandinavians (Vikings) was their usage of 'Town Halls' called "Thing"
It was there, the chieftons met with their sujects in big meeting buildings, were served(by faire blonde maidens in low tops) beveridges to improve their debate skills.
In part that is the basis of "conservatism" as we came to understand it. Later in Endlande they put in some French words to make it look more fancy.
In the most simple terms, Greek became Roman, became French. Anglo/Saxon combined with Viking became "Anglish"
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The commentary on 'common law' is insightful and on the mark.
Well done!!!
Quix:
--- Quote from: Free Vulcan on March 26, 2020, 12:30:20 pm ---The author does realize that the Normans were also Vikings and not French?
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Initially.
I think later, they were a mixture of Vikings & French.
Quix:
--- Quote from: sneakypete on March 26, 2020, 03:41:41 pm ---@Quix
It has been my experience that when people tell you that,they do NOT mean it in a "good way".
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Certainly many meant it negatively or teasingly negative. But not all. Many were merely noting how I tended to live & act beyond the 3rd standard deviation from the mean on most measures.
Quix:
SORRY. WRONG FORUM
YOU CAN READ MY POST IN THE LATEST CLEANING OUT THE SWAMP THREAD IN THE ALT REAL FORUM:
HERE:
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,379376.new.html#new
Quix:
--- Quote from: Free Vulcan on March 26, 2020, 12:30:20 pm ---The author does realize that the Normans were also Vikings and not French?
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Some close to me--has a paternal family name that evidently derives from a French form meaning
"From [said smaller Normandy region]" with an Anglicized ending.
The paper trail ended in Gloucestershire Newent England in the 1400's.
They haven't succeeded in tracking records down across the channel.
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