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Roman War Questions Concerning The Origin Of Druidism

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ALR W.F. Tamblyn discuss in his work British druidism and the Roman war policy questions concerning the origin of druidism and the perceived view that the existing Roman written sources available. The discussion includes thoughts such as where the origin of druidism and the celtic society could be found, as well as if it could really be concerned a religion during it’s time, since the druids according to some sources rather than being spiritual were looked upon as social leaders. Albert E. Egge one the other hand in his paper The making of the English People discuss among other things the consequences of different conquest of the British Isles and the effects these had on the society and culture of the people inhabiting the English isles. …show more content…

They did not mix with most of the inhabitants but inspired the English and influenced them in the roman way of life. Usually when the Romans invaded a country or a people, an immersive change would happen. The people would change language, such as in the case of Spain and France, where it became popular to learn latin. o language change unlike Spain and such. Egge continues to discuss the origin of the English. According to him the English people are a [...]”mixture of the teutons and Celts that met in Britain in consequence of the anglo-saxon and later conquests of that country.” The British islands in the time of Julius Caesar - and we have no sure knowledge of the people of Britain from an earlier time - were inhabited by the Celts, as were Gaul and other parts of the european continent. The southern part of the island of great Britain, as far north as the scotch high lands was called by the Romans Britannia, North of that was Caledonia. The question at hand is how different the Roman conquest of Britain was. It created the Romano-British culture that continued on for almost 400 years. Yet, if you compere other roman invasions to that of the British you find a strange barrier shielding the Britons and Caledonians from the

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