No Signals Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 What is the origin of the term 'tilt'? As very often it doesn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I think it comes from the Danish word for tent... "Telt" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LarryH57 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 It's telt in Scotland too!:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Makes sense, there is lot of Scandinavian influence in the English language, and down south from the Norman invasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Degsy Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Makes sense, there is lot of Scandinavian influence in the English language, and down south from the Norman invasion. Scandinavian influence from the Normans:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Honest Degsey. Normandy was originally North man's Land. It was given to the Scandanavian raiders by the French tribes to stop them pillaging. Jerriase, which is Norman/Jersey french is totally diffrent from modern French. Even now there is a great diffrence bettween Normandy and the rest of France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Degsy Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Interesting, I am well aware of the differences between the Normans and the rest of France but had no idea it dated back to the Norse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Looked it up out of intrest, after all military history. The provence was granted to Norwegian/Danish settlers by Charles the Simple (!) King of France, in 911 in return for accepting French rule. Didn't stop the Duke's of Normandy going off adding more land though. :-D In 1208 John Lackland renounced all claims to English land in France, the Channel Island's were given a choice to return to French rule, or remain as the last part of the Dukedom Of Normandy attached to the English Crown. Daft thing is that Normandy was invaded by the English in the 1356 during the Hundered years War. One of the monarchs title's is Duchess of Normandy. This lot does have relevance to 'modern' times. During the early part of the 20th century, England and France had finally stopped fighting and developed a semi secret Entenne Cordiale. this included a gentelman's aggreement to send troops should France again be invaded by the newly formed German state. Belgium had finaly become an independent state in 1831, with garunteed neutrality. This was specifically intended to stop European wars, as Belgium was the 'Cockpit of Europe'. When the Great War started Britian was reluctant to declare war on Germany, just because they were going into France, as the goverment belived it would not get public support to fight for 'The Old Enemy'. Only when troops of the Triple Alliance, Germany/Austro-Hungary entered Belgium thereby breaching neutrality did Britian declare war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AlienFTM Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Interesting, I am well aware of the differences between the Normans and the rest of France but had no idea it dated back to the Norse. "Norman" being a contraction of "Norse man." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Degsy Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 "Norman" being a contraction of "Norse man." Mmmm, ..... I suppose I should have worked that one out:embarrassed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 martylee Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Come on, you can't still be blamin' us for a few trips down south. It's been a thousand years since we quit doing those. ;-) But we might return some day, actually I've been feeling a bit restless lately... Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Well the relatives are still there! Still causing the British trouble. Catweazle can do a Drake or Nelson and come out to meet you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Enigma Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Come on, you can't still be blamin' us for a few trips down south. It's been a thousand years since we quit doing those. ;-) But we might return some day, actually I've been feeling a bit restless lately... Marty My name is Olaf... So I'll join you in our war for WORLD DOMINATION.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tony B Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Funny how the 'Neutrals' always make the best weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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