--- In
cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
> --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Richard Wordingham <richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
> > Or the Anglo-Saxons were Frisians who had been under Angle,
> > Saxon or
> > Jutish rule!
> Do we have anything to back up either view. Ever since my karma ran
over my dogma, I've been more flexible
The latter view is taken from Myres' contribution to the Oxford
History of England, 'Roman Britain and the English Settlements'. (I
only recall 'Roman Britain' in the title.) The argument was that
Angle, Saxon and Jutish (or some subset thereof) jewelry made its way
into Frisian coastal settlements prior to the conquest of England,
indicating that Frisians were being politically absorbed into these
three nations. However, Anglo-Saxon is more closely related to
Frisian than to Old Saxon.
Other mechanisms can be proposed for the strong Frisian component to
Anglo-Saxon.
Richard.