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I recently saw a documentary about how Anglo-Saxons invaded the west of England but Cornwal remained celtic and because of its tin-mining kept a strong connecti
by galaxyLogic 4y ago
I recently saw a documentary about how Anglo-Saxons invaded the west of England but Cornwal remained celtic and because of its tin-mining kept a strong connection to the Mediterranean. I don't have a link to the documentary but I think this is about the same thing:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/groundbreaking-study-ancient-tin-ingots-found-in-israel-were-mined-in-england/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/groundbreaking-study-ancient-t...
- pjmlp 4y agoThat is also a reason why northen Portugal and Spain also kept their celtic culture due to those connections.
- actionfromafar 4y agoI wonder how much cod food culture has to do with this?!
- pjmlp 4y agoMight be, until recently I was unware that the Greeks and Turks also have the same salted cod culture as we have in Portugal, even if they lack 365 + 1 recipes for it. :)
- arethuza 4y agoSpeaking of Celtic connections - the origin legends of the Scots claim that they came here via Spain and Ireland: "They journeyed from Greater Scythia by way of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Pillars of Hercules, and dwelt for a long course of time in Spain among the most savage tribes, but nowhere could they be subdued by any race, however barbarous." https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesBritain/Medieval_TextArbroath01.htm https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesBritain/Medieval_Text... Of course, this is a bit bizarre - but a good story!