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Post by mortontheblade on May 31, 2007 12:49:43 GMT -1
nope....! i deny any existence of southern/saxon relatives Shit, is that the root of the north/south thing?! No, Angles are southern too - not northern anyway? *brain implodes* before the viking invasions and subsequent unification of England, England was split into smaller kingdoms. Northumbia - essentially above the humber, settled by mainly angles. Mercia- Essentially the Midlands, supposed a bit of a mix bit angles and briton East Anglia - Again Angles Wessex and Essex- sex being a reference to saxons etc etc.... if you stick all this on a map you end up seeing the midland and north as angles and the south as saxons..... But i dare say we're all mixed together now (i used to be able to explain this better )
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Post by mortontheblade on May 31, 2007 12:52:06 GMT -1
OI! OI! we kicked shite out of scots while out numbered for years, while you had the easier job of waltzing around france! easy or what! which battle did we lose? errr... there weren't THAT many Scots! certainly not compared to the French, or indeed the Spanish Armada! I dunno what Neko's talking about there *shrugs* it normally came down to Scotland vs Yorkshire pleeeeeeease during the hundred year war, the french battle plan was "to avoid battle" very scary! i'll give you the armada...
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Post by mortontheblade on May 31, 2007 12:53:37 GMT -1
errr... there weren't THAT many Scots! certainly not compared to the French, or indeed the Spanish Armada! I dunno what Neko's talking about there *shrugs* spanish armada ye didn't fight them unless claiming god acted on ye're behest you can't fight unless lead by the English ;D *joke* even the irish independence movement was started by the Anglo-Irish ;D
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Post by jh1980 on May 31, 2007 12:54:48 GMT -1
I found his new avatar! 1) It's been done before. 2) Grrr!
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Post by HURLOCK on May 31, 2007 12:56:13 GMT -1
I found his new avatar! 1) It's been done before. 2) Grrr! please man we don't need to know about your past conquests
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Post by mortontheblade on May 31, 2007 12:56:55 GMT -1
1) It's been done before. 2) Grrr! please man we don't need to know about your past conquests
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Post by thales on May 31, 2007 12:57:15 GMT -1
rhondda valley so why aren't you hard then jules Oxyathres Why are you shocked? The Valleys aren't particularly tough anymore, riddled with heroin maybe... Besides, I'm not from there am I?! it was when i lived there meddal
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Post by jh1980 on May 31, 2007 12:58:57 GMT -1
before the viking invasions and subsequent unification of England, England was split into smaller kingdoms. But i dare say we're all mixed together now (i used to be able to explain this better ) I knew most of what you said there but I didn't realise the Angles went that far up... I also didn't realise that Mercia had any Briton links. Of course there is as much mixing as supplanting of peoples following invasion... Bleh, this matters little.
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Post by thales on May 31, 2007 12:59:05 GMT -1
spanish armada ye didn't fight them unless claiming god acted on ye're behest you can't fight unless lead by the English ;D *joke* even the irish independence movement was started by the Anglo-Irish ;D oh do tell me more of this history you speak of
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Post by jh1980 on May 31, 2007 13:01:15 GMT -1
Bastards......! *gives up and fooks off to the bar*
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Post by jh1980 on May 31, 2007 13:02:01 GMT -1
it was when i lived there meddal where did you live?
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Post by mortontheblade on May 31, 2007 13:03:30 GMT -1
you can't fight unless lead by the English ;D *joke* even the irish independence movement was started by the Anglo-Irish ;D oh do tell me more of this history you speak of lol sorry. i was under the impression that most of the leader characters in the irish independent movement from dublin were in fact protestant and decended from english.... i admit i could be wrong.
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Post by mortontheblade on May 31, 2007 13:04:38 GMT -1
before the viking invasions and subsequent unification of England, England was split into smaller kingdoms. But i dare say we're all mixed together now (i used to be able to explain this better ) I knew most of what you said there but I didn't realise the Angles went that far up... I also didn't realise that Mercia had any Briton links. Of course there is as much mixing as supplanting of peoples following invasion... Bleh, this matters little. i've read up on mercian history a while ago and it was suggested ...
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Post by thales on May 31, 2007 13:04:44 GMT -1
it was when i lived there meddal where did you live? ponty, but used pass through rhonnda a lot going to the ogmore valley!
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Post by thales on May 31, 2007 13:07:38 GMT -1
oh do tell me more of this history you speak of lol sorry. i was under the impression that most of the leader characters in the irish independent movement from dublin were in fact protestant and decended from english.... i admit i could be wrong. rising didn't just happen in dublin! some were of that faith someweren't, but all were nationalists ;D
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Post by jh1980 on May 31, 2007 13:08:24 GMT -1
i've read up on mercian history a while ago and it was suggested ... so do you know the origins of the north-south thing? I always presumed it was more profound than what condiments one preferred on chips... Or indeed, a glorified "my dad's bigger than your dad" scenario?!
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on May 31, 2007 13:08:42 GMT -1
I found his new avatar! 1) It's been done before. 2) Grrr! 1) Damn it! 2) ;d
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Post by jh1980 on May 31, 2007 13:10:16 GMT -1
ponty, but used pass through rhonnda a lot going to the ogmore valley! ah yes, I vaguely remember that now... was there any need to call me a softy? (I'm guessing you meant that?)
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Post by mortontheblade on May 31, 2007 13:10:32 GMT -1
lol sorry. i was under the impression that most of the leader characters in the irish independent movement from dublin were in fact protestant and decended from english.... i admit i could be wrong. rising didn't just happen in dublin! some were of that faith someweren't, but all were nationalists ;D history question: did the irish nationalist movement splinter into a faith issue? or is it just a coincidence that Ulsterman are Protestant and some wish to be British? *i've honestly no idea myself, hence why i'm asking you, t'resident irish rogue*
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Post by mortontheblade on May 31, 2007 13:13:10 GMT -1
i've read up on mercian history a while ago and it was suggested ... so do you know the origins of the north-south thing? I always presumed it was more profound than what condiments one preferred on chips... Or indeed, a glorified "my dad's bigger than your dad" scenario?! no idea everyone says it has to do with viking settlement, but i'm sure about that.... what do you think?
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