Are the brits more german or celtic? - Page 3 - Historum

Nikd · March 15th, 2007, 12:26 AM

In a word Yes
We all wear bry-nylon shirts, multi coloured kilts and every weekend we go haggis hunting to the skirl of the pipes
Oh yes, and occasionaly, we sacrafice a saxon or two to the gods

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Oh my GOD !

**Lucius** · March 17th, 2007, 05:53 AM

I found a recipe for vegetarian haggis. Apparently one is supposed to fill hollowed out onions with the mix. But if we're not going to eat a sheep's stomach bag, what are we drinking all that whiskey for? Oh, yeah, that's right. It's fun to drink whiskey - even if we don't have any stomach bags to eat!

**PADDYBOY** · March 17th, 2007, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucius

I found a recipe for vegetarian haggis. Apparently one is supposed to fill hollowed out onions with the mix. But if we're not going to eat a sheep's stomach bag, what are we drinking all that whiskey for? Oh, yeah, that's right. It's fun to drink whiskey - even if we don't have any stomach bags to eat!

That's definately food for thought, Lucius

Aristodemus · March 22nd, 2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by heikstheo

Actually:

1. The Anglo-Saxons were a Germanic people.

2. The Vikings were a Germanic people, more specifically, the Far North Germanic people.

3. The Normans were Germanic Vikings who had pillaged and then settled in northwestern France, where they undoubtedly intermixed with some of the local Frankish people, who were themselves Germanic.

I stand corrected. Good post heikstheo.

Aristodemus · March 22nd, 2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PADDYBOY

The Scots, Irish,Welsh,Cornish and Manx are all Celtic. What pedigree are you Aristodemus ?

I'm pretty much a mutt myself. French and Sicilian on my father's side. English on my mother's side.

**PADDYBOY** · March 22nd, 2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Aristodemus

I'm pretty much a mutt myself. French and Sicilian on my father's side. English on my mother's side.

Sounds like a good mix to me, you're certainly not a mutt

GermanDude92 · April 13th, 2007, 07:32 PM

hm... not sure. good question tho. But the monarchy is definately German. lol Holla,-GermanDude

Helfaeng · October 6th, 2009, 04:34 PM

Probably a good mix of both, but if i was to be punctual or absolutley correct, a bit more german than celtic.

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Originally Posted by GermanDude92

hm... not sure. good question tho. But the monarchy is definately German. lol Holla,-GermanDude

Freddy · October 7th, 2009, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikd

I am curious about one thing : Celtic customs exist till today in Great Britain?

Hi Nikd,

Welsh is still spoken in Wales, and the National Eisteddfod is a yearly festival of Welsh culture.

The Welsh language died out in Scotland, probably in the thirteeneth century, but Scots Gaelic is still spoken, mainly in the Highlands. The Gaelic equivalent of the Eisteddfod is the National Mod.

Jagger · October 7th, 2009, 03:57 PM

Based on language, the English and Welsh are "Germanic", while the Scots and Irish are "Celtic".

However, the genetics are a lot more complex than that.