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THE WARS TO START ALL WARS
Did you know that on this day in 793 the Kingdom of Northumbria in the UK sees uninvited guests arrive on Lindisfarne, an island off of England's northeast coast.
What these 'Northmen' do there, including destroying the abbey and killing its monks, will jolt Europe and earn the Vikings a fierce reputation for the ages. This attack was said to be the catalyst that started all wars on English soil!!
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'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Is that the film where he pulls the attack towers over with catapults as they endeavour to assault the fortifications? If so its a good film.
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Not sure on the one your mentioning Gil.
Into another mini series about The Knights Templar at present.
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He’s talking about ‘Kingdom of Heaven’... Good movie despite its inaccuracies if it’s the directors cut but almost unwatchable in its theatrical version.
I too like ‘The Last Kingdom’, again,despite its inaccuracies and a protagonist that is way too Hollyweird pretty for the era.
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"...the catalyst that..." Nope. The assorted tribes were fighting each other and various invaders long before Lars and Sven decided to go for a boat ride.
Boudicca was fighting Rome in A.D. 60 or 61. Julius Caesar invaded Britain twice: in 55 and 54 BC. The Celts drifted by between 2000 BC and 1200 BC. The Anglo-Saxon's around 410 AD. The Norse were late comers.
"...does not even resemble how we spell it..." Isn't The Queen's English. Or any other kind of English. Spelling in the Dark Ages wasn't an exact science anyway. Getting that way again.
Spelling and Grammar count!
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Whatever happened to the Jutes?
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I must have a bit of Jute in me, as I am half German. Sadly my ancestors didn't come over in a long boat though!!
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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