Background
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The British Isles at the end of the 7th Century

Bede writes of the five different languages being spoken in northern Britain in the 8th century. These are the languages of the Anglorum, Brettonum, Scottorum, Pictorum et Latinorum*. The first four of these link to distinct groups of people (the English, The Britons, The Scots and The Picts), while the last one is of course Continue reading
