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Crossing the Waters: Britain in the Dark Age

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Saxon Coast in Britain

Roman ruins and remains in britain show a long string of fortresses along the southeastern coast of land. Historically, scholars thought it was called the saxon coast because there were saxons living there. But linguists now tend to think that people slowly moved from one language to another. The new language the people took up was actually more frisian than anglo saxon.

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