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Offline twrchtrwyth

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Re: Viking Social Organization
« Reply #15 on: 11 May 2008, 04:26:08 PM »
On a side note regarding the Welsh, they do to this day call all territory east of the border 'Lloegr' (The Lost Land) and all who dwell there are 'Saeson' (Saxons) as opposed to the linguistically more correct 'Lloegrwys' (People of the lost land). The derivative word 'Sais', given the right intonation is a term of abuse.

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Lloegrwyr, to be completely pedantic, lol.
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Offline Arlequín

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Re: Viking Social Organization
« Reply #16 on: 11 May 2008, 10:57:09 PM »
On a side note regarding the Welsh, they do to this day call all territory east of the border 'Lloegr' (The Lost Land) and all who dwell there are 'Saeson' (Saxons) as opposed to the linguistically more correct 'Lloegrwys' (People of the lost land). The derivative word 'Sais', given the right intonation is a term of abuse.

Thanks for staying awake to read this  :)
Lloegrwyr, to be completely pedantic, lol.

Oh well, I'm "only English" as my Welsh friends say  lol

 

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