LL-L "History" 2005.10.11 (03) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 11 October 2005 * Volume 03
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From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "History" 2005.10.10 (01) [E]

Hi, Tom,

you wrote:

> The book convincingly documented that a huge reverse
> migration took place after he Britons nearly expelled the Saxons,
> confining
> them to the island of Tanith.  These people recolonized Holstein and other
> Saxon areas....
I've heard about this rumor, too, but never found any documentation proving
it.
What I heard perhaps being closer to the truth is a a good, enduring
connection between North Frisians and coastal British people on the other
side of the North Sea. But this could be a result of both populations being
seafarers and whale-hunters.

But- _Tanith_ sounds interesting. Is it an old Roman name ending '-itus',
from Lat.: 'ire', or something else, perhaps Celtic??
I just slightly remember that the Vikings had occupied Tanith for a while in
the times before 1066; but the name should be older and doesn't sound
Norse-like.

Greutens/Regards

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm 

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