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I saw it as well, but wasn't convinced at all. They seemed to have a pre-determined agenda ("Uncontrolled mass immigration is good m'kay, is nothing new and is what makes us British...") and then set about twisting the paltry evidence to fit the theory, while ignoring what didn't suit the theory.... the pink & fluffy revisionism of 'The Saxons were welcomed as immigrants and made Britain a stronger and better place'.
...Merlin would be more commercial if the name Myrddin had to be adapted.
Well as 'dd' is a 'th' sound it's very close to 'the Prophecies of Mervin', so pretty much anything would be better.
With all due respect to the science, the notion that genetics can entirely explain a largely cultural phenomenon 1500+ years ago borders on myopia, if not hubris.
Careful there, you might get busted for inciting racial hatred or whatever law your Bolshie government has inflicted on you.
I suspect there was a lot of racial/genetic mixing for hundreds of years along the north sea as there was elsewhere in Europe as so the genetics of "native Briton" at that time might have been similar to a native from north Europe, but culturally they might have been very different.This link may be of interest. I enjoyed the whole podcast series, but this particular episode is relevant for this discussion:https://soundcloud.com/fallofromepodcast/20-the-anglo-saxon-migration