Re: [tied] Re: The Normans and their language

Does anybody knows the etymology of PANNONIA and MOESIA ?

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From: Michal Milewski <milewski@...>
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Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 4:05 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: The Normans and their language


> Steve Woodson wrote:
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> > Pannonia at this time wasn't heavily populated. Deserta was often
used to
> > describe it, not because it was a desert but because of its low
population.
> > Though Slavs lived there they may have been in the minority to the
Magyars.
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> I'm not sure how the original Magyar nomads were supposed to look like,
but I would
> expect that their facial features were different from those of average
Slavs.
> However, you will not see the difference when you compare modern
Hungarians with
> their Slavic neighbors (e.g. Serbs), which suggests that the admixture of
Slavic
> blood was relatively high. Of course, it could happen gradually during the
last
> millennium and the effect on the language would be minimal.
>
> > Why was their fate different from the others? Christianity. After
their
> > defeat at the Lechfeld they converted to Christianity. Stephen was
crowned king
> > and had the protection of the Empire.
>
> This makes sense. However, the Bulgars also converted to Christianity and
despite of
> that they forgot their language.
>
> Michal
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