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This document is an abstract for a talk given at a conference about reexamining the term "Germanic" identity in post-Roman Britain. It argues that the term is often used interchangeably with "Anglo-Saxon" to describe 5th century furnished pagan cemeteries in southern and eastern England, implying an influx of a vigorous continental culture after the collapse of Roman Britain. However, narratives still focus on military explanations for migration and view "Germanic" culture as incursive and unwanted. The abs

Author

Helena Schütz Leite

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EN