Re: The Demonization of Shakespeare

On 2025-04-10, Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

I suppose either is possible, although Britain was taken over after
Hastings by Normans (North-men, ie, Scandinavians), not by Franks (a
German tribe). The peasants were neither.

Just focusing on England:
* Pre-historic populations we know little about, with them preceding
  history and all.
* At some point in pre-history, the Celts settled/invaded.
* The Romans came... and left.
* The famous Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came over from Frisia and
  Jutland and eventually took over from the romanized Celts.
  Details, such as the degree of violence involved, are murky.
* Scandinavian Vikings kept raiding and eventually settled in a big
  chunk oop North, the Danelaw.
* Other Vikings (Northmen), after raiding the Frankish kingdom over
  on the continent, were eventually enticed to settle in Normandy,
  where they quickly went native, much like the Franks had done
  before them.
* Those French Normans then invaded England and replaced the local
  nobility.

... as anybody who has studied the history of the English language
can tell you.

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