[lit-ideas] Re: Is Huntington right?
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:16:10 +0100
> Now, Britanny, so it's said, was founded by Britons who emigrated over the
> channel during the time of the first Anglo Saxon invasions, hence the
name,
> meaning 'Little Britain'.
Yes. (Breton and Welsh are very similar; my father used to speak Welsh to
Breton onion-sellers.)
In which case, at least part of William's army
> obtained a certain revenge on the Anglo Saxons for their original conquest
> some 500 years before.
while, as you say, beating up the Welsh...
(are you alleging an Irish link to curry favour?!)
Judy Evans, Cardiff
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