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There was a shift to Anglo-Saxon culture already after World War 1 because of the outcome of the war. As an example you can see that in first names of people bo
by tored 5y ago
There was a shift to Anglo-Saxon culture already after World War 1 because of the outcome of the war. As an example you can see that in first names of people born in the 1920s
- throwaway894345 5y agoAs an aside I always find it strange when people call the Anglophonic world “Anglo-Saxon”. The original Anglo-Saxons were a very different people with a very different language (mutually unintelligible) than modern Anglophones. Of course I understand that terms become overloaded and so on, but it seems interesting and pertinent considering we’re discussing language and identity.
- tored 5y agoTrue, bad choice of words considering the topic, not much left of Anglo-Saxon identity today. When I grew up (Sweden) I remember that Anglo-Saxon as a term was much more commonly used in daily press and books than today. Reading the Wikipedia entry it seems like the my use of the term Anglo-Saxon is more common in the non-Anglophonic world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons#Legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons#Legacy
- throwaway894345 5y agoYeah, I had a French friend call me “Anglo-Saxon” and I was very confused. Most Americans aren’t even nominally familiar with the term and I only knew it in its historical sense.