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Contents 1 Outdated link 2 Comments on proposed merge 3 "in some contexts" 4 "Grim is presumed to be a byname for Odin or Wode, who might..."

[edit] Outdated link

2001 August 27 Unfortunately, I had to remove the outdated link to the map at Xerox Parc:

Public domain map 117 miles high, courtesy Xerox Parc.

http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map/color=1/features=alltypes/ht=1.70/iwd=256/lat=56.02/lon=-4.12/mark=56.02,-4.12/proj=sine/wd=3.50/format=.gif

Red mark shows approximate location of wall.--Vignaux

[edit] Comments on proposed merge

Anyone else agree with user RHaworth's suggestion to merge the Graham's Dyke article into this one ? I do. GeraldH 13:26, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it is part of the history of the Antonine Wall Vignaux 21:14, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Agree. Should be merged.

Merge Mr impossible 23:43, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "in some contexts"

"The Romans called the land north of the wall Caledonia, though in some contexts the term may mean the area north of Hadrian's Wall." The insertion of the generic-self-protective phrase "in some contexts" turns this thought into babble. Can someone clean it up? --Wetman 16:50, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

I would assume they mean the border of what the Romans concidered Caledonia had moved. Countries re-align their borders all the time. To say that the two borders were interchangable would be like a future historian saying "In some contexts, the term 'Louisiana' may mean the area west of the Mississippi River." The term remained the same, but the borders changed. - Kevingarcia 18:56, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Grim is presumed to be a byname for Odin or Wode, who might..."

I think that in this case Wode could also refer to Woad, a plant used in the production of the blue war-paint of the picts, which was also famed for it's healing ability and etymologically could be known as Odin's Flower, or some derivative. I will research the matter further. MarcusAntoninus 17:05, 19 January 2007 (UTC)