On Fri, 28 Dec 2007, Michael Smith wrote:
> Being an Anglo-Saxon myself, I take a dim view of those damn interloping
> Danes. I suspect the complicated modesty trope may be a secondary
> development of the story, elaborated by some scribbling stooge paid with
> Dane gelt.
You feel the same way about the Jutes? :o)
Although I have to admit, you may have something there. I never thought about it that way before.
Michael