I think that is an excellent hypothesis. It makes more sense than the purist views which dominated for most of the 20th century and which some on here still seem to cling to :) (View Post)

Sadly this is the Victorian view of the period, based upon a belief in the accuracy of the few remaining works written centuries later. Modern archaeology and scientific advances have shown it to be … (View Post)

As I said, it works if the people are no longer there to hold the land - by and large. And the evidence for peaceful assimilatio is everywhere. Combined Germanic and RB cemeteries, continuous occupat… (View Post)

I think we are now safe to add Early Medieval HIstory to the very long list of things you know Sweet FA about. (View Post)

What I always find so utterly incredible about Sutton Hoo is that they were excavating a ghost. There was no ship in the way people usually imagine. That had rotted away centuries before due to the a… (View Post)