The Anglo-Saxons by The Mountain Goats
“In 1065, they were raging, til 1066 about the Norman Invasion.”
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In 1065, they were raging, til 1066 about the Norman Invasion.
Largely to put Ewan_M off his stride with his Romans theme...
Playin Civ V 1066 scenario can't get this out of my head
shoutout to my Beowulf reading assignment
From the album liner notes: 'I blush with shame every time I hear it: the liberties this lyric takes with matters of historical record are inexcusable. The Picts painted their bodies blue, not the Anglo-Saxons. The Romans, visiting English with a view to expanding the empire, took note of this unusual practice. Centuries later, a singer in California would note that "Yeah, the Picts!" didn't have the same ring to it as "Yeah, the Anglo-Saxons!" One hopes, perhaps vainly, that the "all you'd get/alphabet" rhyme offsets the glaring inaccuracies at play here.'
