Talk:Riothamus
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[edit] Grammar and relevance of distinction between Bretons and Britons
The construct "Briton colony" isn't grammatical, it should be 'British colony' or 'colony of Britons.' I understand how the first could be misconstrued as being about the later British Empire, so it probably should not be used, but the second is preferable to the present phrase, perhaps the link attached to the word "Briton" might have to be lost.
The distiction between Breton and Briton (inhabitants of Less Britain (Armorica) and Great Britain (the island)) was really not relevant in the 5th century. Britons were then in the process of migrating to Brittany from SW Britain and links were very close (eg. the areas of Cornwall in Britain and Cornoualle in Brittany), essentially the same people lived in both places and movement of persons in both directions was constant. King Mark (of Tristan and Isolde fame) is described as ruling both in Britain and Armorica simultaneously. A ruler who achieved some sort of paramount power in Britain would also, by default almost, assume a similar status over the Britons in Armorica.
Urselius 12:45, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
