Speed differences between MC and Rev and the origin of the English language

[Wilhelm Sanke]

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, Dave Cragg <dcragg at lacscentre.co.uk>, wrote:

> The people of Edinburgh and the area to the south east did fight with  
> the Angles of Northumbria. But these were neither Picts nor Scots.  
> They were Britons who spoke what today would be recognised as Welsh.  
> Interestingly, these battles are more remembered in Welsh history  
> than in Scottish history. (Also, some people think Arthur was the  
> leader of a tribe of Scottish Britons, and that he fought against  
> both Angles and Picts.) Eventually, the Angles dominated south east  
> Scotland and the Scots and Picts dominated the remainder of the  
> country. The use of "Welsh" in Scotland died out.


The database I based my judgment on was small, and I had warned you that 
only about 99% of my story was true. There were so many different 
kingdoms or territories governed by warlords at that time that one can 
easily become confused.

But I think the general picture is true.

> It is rumoured that there are many missing libraries of that period,  
> thought to be hidden in southern Scotland somewhere. It may be that  
> one of these libraries has got buried in the Rev IDE. (Some of those  
> scripts look like Welsh to me.)
>
> I also read somehwere that the Romans introduced the bagpipes to  
> Scotland, but left before they taught people how to tune them.
>
> Cheers
> Dave 


It could well be that the Romans instroduced the instrument to Scotland, 
but did not particularly like the sounds coming out of it.
A quote from Wikipedia:
"Nero is reported to have said he would play them (bagpipe is plural in 
Latin) in public as a penance for not winning a poetry contest".-

In case my comments were felt to be offensive, I apologize to the 
Scottish branch of my family, who are however living more near Glasgow.

Cheers,

Wilhelm