Celtic Britons: Difference between revisions

Following the [[end of Roman rule in Britain]] during the 5th century, [[Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain|Anglo-Saxon settlement]] of eastern and southern Britain began. The culture and language of the Britons fragmented, and much of their territory gradually became [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]], while the north became subject to a similar settlement by [[Gaels|Gaelic]]-speaking tribes from Ireland. The extent to which this cultural change was accompanied by wholesale population changes is still debated. During this time, Britons migrated to mainland Europe and established significant colonies in [[Brittany]] (now part of France), the [[Channel Islands]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Germanic invasions of Britain|url=https://www.uni-due.de/SHE/HE_GermanicInvasions.htm|website=www.uni-due.de}}</ref> and [[Britonia]] (now part of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], Spain).<ref name="Koch Britons"/> By the 11th century, Brittonic-speaking populations had split into distinct groups: the [[Welsh people|Welsh]] in Wales, the [[Cornish people|Cornish]] in Cornwall, the [[Breton people|Bretons]] in Brittany, the Cumbrians of the ''[[Hen Ogledd]]'' ("Old North") in southern Scotland and northern England, and the remnants of the [[Picts|Pictish people]] in northern Scotland.<ref>Scottish Archaeological Research Framework ([https://scarf.scot/ ScARF]), Highland Framework, [https://scarf.scot/regional/higharf/early-medieval/ Early Medieval] (accessed May 2022). </ref> Common Brittonic developed into the distinct Brittonic languages: [[Welsh language|Welsh]], [[Cumbric]], [[Cornish language|Cornish]] and [[Breton language|Breton]].<ref name="Koch Britons"/>

[[File:Ancient Celt with carnyx (Ancient Briton).jpg|thumb|Celtic warrior recreation, including [[carnyx]] and a replica of the [[Waterloo Helmet]]]]

 

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