[tied] Re: Odin as a Trojan Prince

> writes: > The Welsh say the English had the Horse and Stallion

that Ruined

> > Britain
> >
> Dear Joseph,
>
> Ruined Britain in what sense? The horse was revered by the

Celtic Britons

> and chariot burials have been noted from Kent to Scotland, can I

assume that

> the Celtic Welsh were part of this same tradition? I assume

by "English" you

> mean the Saxons, Angles, Danes and other Germanic speakers who

invaded after

> the departure of the Roman legions in 410. It is unlikely that the

Welsh

> would have used the word "English" or "Anglish" until quite late

after the

> invasions and population displacement. Could you clarify?

He was referring to the legendary Saxon invaders Hengist and Horse -
names which mean "Stallion" and Horse".

- Chris Gwinn