"Mike stone" <mwstone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>OTOH, does anybody know how many of the troops are likely to have been
>_Welsh_? They could probably make themselves understood to native
Britons.
Doubtful. Could a modern Switzer communicate
with a Visigoth?
>Talking of the natives, any thoughts on how _they_ are going to react to
all
>of this? Britannia has been Roman for less than 60 years, and much of it
for
>a _lot_ less. From my googling, it appears that the Brigantes (ie most of
>northern England) had been under direct Roman rule only since Vespasian's
>time. Agricola had to spend time fighting them (and the Ordovices in
North
>Wales) before going on his famous invasion of Caledonia, and they seem to
>have given trouble well into the next century. I've even seen it
suggested
>that Hadrian's Wall was built largely to prevent Brigantes and
Caledonians
>from making common cause. And the latter, of course, are little affected
by
>the Event, at least until foreign powers come moseying around. Things
could
>get quite lively on the northern border.
A good point, but Britannia has been
secure for a generation. OTOH the
Brigantes could be trouble. The
question is whether they understand
the larger situation, or just hear
that some mysterious calamity has
obliterated Rome.
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