01-26-2007, 11:19 AM
One thing that has puzzled me for a long time is the lack of evidence for Britons in Elmet.
Elmet is east of the pennines and regarded, from written sources, as British kingdom until about 616/617 AD. It should therefore be an example of the continuity of British culture in the east of the country. Early Anglo Saxon artefacts are limited to 3 beads and a handful of graves (Yorke), although a couple of grübenhäuser were discovered more recently, supporting the notion that germanic influence in Elmet was very limited in the 5th, 6th and much of the 7th cents. However, there is little archaeological evidence for the continued existence of Britons either. This contrasts sharply with early AS archaeology in neighbouring Deira, directly to the east, though physically separated by wetlands. In this area, north of the Humber, I don't see much opportunity for the brittonic language to influence the language of the early angles.
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Harry Amphlett
Elmet is east of the pennines and regarded, from written sources, as British kingdom until about 616/617 AD. It should therefore be an example of the continuity of British culture in the east of the country. Early Anglo Saxon artefacts are limited to 3 beads and a handful of graves (Yorke), although a couple of grübenhäuser were discovered more recently, supporting the notion that germanic influence in Elmet was very limited in the 5th, 6th and much of the 7th cents. However, there is little archaeological evidence for the continued existence of Britons either. This contrasts sharply with early AS archaeology in neighbouring Deira, directly to the east, though physically separated by wetlands. In this area, north of the Humber, I don't see much opportunity for the brittonic language to influence the language of the early angles.
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Harry Amphlett
Harry Amphlett
