Re: 'Duergar' is not Celtic but Germanic. | Forum

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The Duergar?

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Dvergish_King Apr 13, 2007 18:35:54

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Just to clarify, when I say 'Anglian/Anglican' dialects I mean the dialects of the Angles, rather than the Saxons. Northumberland was part of the Angle kingdom of Northumbria. Other Angle kingdoms are East Anglia and Mercia.

The Saxon kingdoms are Wessex, Sussex and Essex. Kent was a Jutish kingdom. The Isle of Wight could be a Jutish kingdom, but I believe it was actually a Geatish kingdom.

Hob Apr 14, 2007 12:26:35

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Thanks :)

That makes a lot of sense. The area immediately adjacent to the Simonside hills has a few placenames of Scandinavian derivation. It fits quite nicely with the associations with Walter Scott's 'Brown Man of the Moors' too.