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Old 19th October 2007, 09:02 AM   #1241
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Re: Babble of the drunkards!

Love you Kaelith
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Old 19th October 2007, 11:11 AM   #1242
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Re: Babble of the drunkards!

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The normans were of norwegian descend. After the Vikings had sacked paris numerous times they settled in what became Normandy. That was literally only 100 or so years (i think) before 1066. William the Conqueror was very much a Norseman, I believe there are still some places in Normandy that have retained Norse names.
Debatable.

The Vikings present in France around this time arrived under Danish leadership, specifically King Sigfred. It seems to me, then, that they were for the most part Danes themselves. That said, if indeed Hrolf was Norwegian or Icelandic - though I don't follow this chain of thought - it certainly hints at a broader scope in the Viking army. Could just be that they were a rather generic mix of Scandinavians, collectively dubbed Northmen by the Franks.

Either way, Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, Geats.. in the context of the British adventure it's fairly irrelevent. Point is the "descendants" of those same peoples who came to dominate Northern and Eastern Britain would eventually rule over Wales, too.
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Old 19th October 2007, 04:34 PM   #1243
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Re: Babble of the drunkards!

WHa'!? when'd normans come into the equation? and Eejit is reserved for gaelic users only! *Pouts*
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Old 19th October 2007, 05:55 PM   #1244
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Re: Babble of the drunkards!

I'm one 8th McKinnon, does that count? You big racist.
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Old 20th October 2007, 04:27 AM   #1245
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Re: Babble of the drunkards!

Fair points Rabid and quite reasonable really.

and duly noted.
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Old 20th October 2007, 07:01 AM   #1246
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Re: Babble of the drunkards!

Well this babble thread has turned into one big History lesson , and the end of the day it comes down to the point that England owns all
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Old 20th October 2007, 07:12 AM   #1247
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104 pages, just for that.....lol
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Old 20th October 2007, 07:52 AM   #1248
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Re: Babble of the drunkards!

History rules! And England....pah!
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Old 20th October 2007, 04:44 PM   #1249
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History only rules when its on the form of a cinema or television screen with big bloody battles etc etc, like 300
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Old 20th October 2007, 05:16 PM   #1250
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Ahhh Esca, Esca, Esca....eat any good books lately?
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