The transformation of Roman Britain

[Redwald]

So with all those 'Wall' names; walloons, welsh, walachians, valais; it seems an awful lot of people did not find the germanic culture very attractive at all. Then there are the Slavs who managed to resist -- not to mention a large group of the ancestors of the Spanish, modern day French, Italians, etc, etc. All these groups had powerful germanic neighbours -- sometimes as elites in charge. Strange that they didn't see the 'obvious' benefits of converting to a new prestige language.

Perhaps the Anglo-Saxons were just better teachers? I wonder?


Paul