another point is that the Britons (who were as much Romans as Celts at that point) were Christians when the Anglo-Saxons took over with the Saxons being norse pagans at the time
Christianity and colonialism weren't aquainted just yet and Christianity did not spread to the Roman world the way it did Africa
That Island is a shit show lmao. Its been invaded and settled by so many different groups, from the Romans to the Anglos to the Vikings to the Normans. Shits wild
Sure you know this, but pushing back on the "Anglo-Saxon invasion" idea. Lotta scholarship argues that it was a haphazard migration and not a coordinated invasion like Rome or the Normans.
I did also say and settled there, but yes you're right the Anglo-Saxon migration wasn't really invasion. Its funnier to pretend Britain was invaded 4 seperate times in the span of 1000 years though
Remind me to tell ya about the migrations and settlements of the Irish in west Scotland and Wales and their relationship with Picts in Ulster, and Saxon kings sometime
Calling the Anglo-Saxons "Norse Pagans" is a bit misleading. The Germanic religions were definitely all related, but the Norse branch was distinct from the Anglo-Saxon branch.
Not that this really changes your point, just being a bit pedantic.
My bad, my history isn't great in some places
another point is that the Britons (who were as much Romans as Celts at that point) were Christians when the Anglo-Saxons took over with the Saxons being norse pagans at the time
Christianity and colonialism weren't aquainted just yet and Christianity did not spread to the Roman world the way it did Africa
Why is Britain so complicated :meow-tableflip: (But also thank you)
That Island is a shit show lmao. Its been invaded and settled by so many different groups, from the Romans to the Anglos to the Vikings to the Normans. Shits wild
Sure you know this, but pushing back on the "Anglo-Saxon invasion" idea. Lotta scholarship argues that it was a haphazard migration and not a coordinated invasion like Rome or the Normans.
I did also say and settled there, but yes you're right the Anglo-Saxon migration wasn't really invasion. Its funnier to pretend Britain was invaded 4 seperate times in the span of 1000 years though
Britain's just really really old
Remind me to tell ya about the migrations and settlements of the Irish in west Scotland and Wales and their relationship with Picts in Ulster, and Saxon kings sometime
Calling the Anglo-Saxons "Norse Pagans" is a bit misleading. The Germanic religions were definitely all related, but the Norse branch was distinct from the Anglo-Saxon branch.
Not that this really changes your point, just being a bit pedantic.
that's fair
Yeah, the Norse kingdoms in the UK were competing with the Christianized Saxons.
Tbf, the "western tradition" holds anglo christians to be the ideological descendents of the romans.