thorphanger Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Hereward the wake was an interesting chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 They would only have wasted it on writing out shopping lists & Xmas cards. You and Hildegard of Bingen would have got on like a house on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 You and Hildegard of Bingen would have got on like a house on fire. We did, last week. She did tell me that was her name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz3 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 They would only have wasted it on writing out shopping lists & Xmas cards. Ah'm not rising to the bait as you can see ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donotremove Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 You clearly haven't quite grasped the point tzijlstra was making about the enduring power of ancient literature and creative endeavour. How do you know this? Can you see inside my head or do you just think you are really, really clever? If your - as yet unpublished - tales of Widgy Woo can rival the imaginative power of King Arthur or Beowulf, I look forward to seeing him burst onto the world stage. You're in for a real treat. Just wait until I can be bothered tearing myself away from all the wonderful people on this forum and putting pen to paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perplexed Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Funny thing about this thread is that it proves migration was common even back then . The most significant man of that era was, in my opinion, the Roman general who forced the border north, including what is now England and much of North France and South Germany. We wouldn't know a lot about the era without Tacitus, a Roman Historian and Senator. But my favourite Briton didn't actually exist, King Arthur. Was that Agricola? He was certainly a significant Roman general in Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 David Cameron, because Britian is being dragged back into the Dark Age under his leadership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenRivers Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Anjem Choudary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Boudicca doesn't count because she wasn't from the Dark Ages, she fought the occupying Romans remember? Saint Hilda counts. Didn't she decide when Easter was and turn snakes into ammonites? Yeah, Saint Hilda born 614 at Banburgh Castle, founder of Whitby Abbey (and other religious orders, and presided over the first synod of Whitby which among other things agreed the method for deciding the dates of Easter. Renowned for her wisdom, kings came from far and wide to seek her advice. She was also a noted teacher and is the patron saint of learning and poetry. A friend of both high born and low, she was much loved and respected and one of the foremost instigators in introducing Christanity to England. She died aged 64. An all round good egg, and worthy of inclusion in your list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Was that Agricola? He was certainly a significant Roman general in Britain. Yes! Forgot to put his name in for some reason @AliceBB, you get the point! Agreed with Beowulf as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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