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Comments by "John Brereton" (@johnbrereton5229) on "Anglo-Saxon Kings Family Tree | England's "Dark Ages" 410 - 927 CE" video.
Yes indeed, and there is a video here on YouTube by the Historian and Archeologist Francis Pryor that comes to the same conclusion. If you haven't seen it, it's well worth a look.
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@adventussaxonum448 The population at the time were pre British. But It's now thought that the Anglo saxons were here much earlier during the Roman period, so when the Roman's left they just continued as before. These Anglo saxons took native Britons as wives and together became not just the English, but the southern Welsh and Scots as well. This is confirmed by DNA where most Brits have only 10% Anglo Saxon DNA only rising to 38% in the east of England in Anglia. Even the British Empire in India left their language, laws and customs too, but very little DNA, so it's nothing unusual.
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@adventussaxonum448 India claims to be the 2nd largest English speaking country in the world with 125million English speakers and let's not forget English law. Therefore, a society can adopt a foreign culture and language without being wiped out and replaced. The Roman's never left their language because they didn't take local wives they were a ruling class, that lived separately to the native Britons. The Roman's also left no dna for this same reason. DNA results seems to confirm this and that's why the integration rather than conquest theory is gaining ground. If any evidence is discovered in the future that challenges this, perhaps it will change opinions. However, at the moment it only confirms it.
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