Do you feel more Celtic, more Angle, more Saxon, more Norman, more Dane, or more of something else?
2006-12-11 22:54:39 · 28 answers · asked by Alyosha 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I'm half english and half german... although I feel 95% english. Just watched beowulf and grendel though, and like the epic echo of our tribal roots...
2006-12-11 23:10:54 · update #1
i'm a salopian hunni
2006-12-11 22:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the language which makes me feel proud to be British.
I have a French mother, an Italian father, a Czech boyfriend and many of my friends are Polish.
The Poles talk to the Czech in something or other, the Czech can talk to my mother in French, my mother can speak to my father in Italian.
When I enter the room, and they're all together, they all speak English.
That's how I know I'm a true Brit, because if they didn't, I wouldn't understand a word!
2006-12-11 23:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by musonic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely Celtic!
2006-12-11 23:23:17 · answer #3 · answered by Sophie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel more human. English defines the culture I was raised in and the system of values I was educated in. It doesn't define who I am. Anyway, I think most peoples idea of 'Englishness' relates to some Victorian idea about afternoon tea and has no relation to the mess that England is today.
2006-12-11 23:16:12 · answer #4 · answered by MrsC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm, never really thought about it, for me I'd like to think of myself as more Angle, but in reality I'm probably a mixture of many.
When I traced my ancestry I managed to get back to the 17th century where I had a direct ancestor (through my father) who was a Yeoman in a small town in Somerset in the South West of England, because of where that town is He probably came from Norman stock, My Mothers family came from Kent, so not sure of the ancestry on that side (will have to research).
2006-12-11 23:04:00 · answer #5 · answered by Sobchak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, not really knowing my roots (a bit eastern european, a bit romany gypsy and a large chunk of who knows what) I'd say I feel English. I'm proud of the ol' mixed background of the English. Makes us unique in not being anything inparticular! It's awsome ;)
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2006-12-12 00:59:53 · answer #6 · answered by ★♥ KillerBea ♥★ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anglo-Saxon
2006-12-11 23:13:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of the above, just English. Over the centuries we took the best bits of other races, discarded the crap bits (like celtic ginger hair) and finished up with the finest race of people on the planet
2006-12-11 23:00:56 · answer #8 · answered by sid 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You did not mention the Romans Luka im surprised. I feel English me ol China. Its a long time since any of those bods you mentioned invaded our green and pleasant land. (Two fingers to the french at Agincourt)
2006-12-11 23:00:20 · answer #9 · answered by Luke H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English with a slight Scottish accent and a Danish twang!!
2006-12-11 23:25:59 · answer #10 · answered by Hendo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More and more me!... People try but I can't be categorized anymore. Sorry for those who are proud to be catogorized as Angle, Saxon and etc. now.
2006-12-11 23:05:11 · answer #11 · answered by cannadoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋