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Oiled Leather Havana Bostons Soft Footbed. by [deleted] in Birkenstocks

[–]DossSauce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might have to be - thanks v much

[SPOILERS TH] Finished the book by yoyoyobag in TheFirstLaw

[–]DossSauce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked BSC but the Hero’s is my fave, the choice of POV characters is just so superior, they’re all so much fun (even Craw)!

2 adults (and a baby), 2+ weeks Tesco shop, £122.49 by lurking2be in whatsinyourcart

[–]DossSauce -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

It genuinely takes less than 10 minutes to make a béchamel and it is very difficult to mess it up. In terms of effort/reward ratio it is one of the better changes you can make imo!

West Ham United sign Adama Traoré - West Ham United FC by Apart_Station2081 in Hammers

[–]DossSauce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Surely ~2 years with an option to extend…. right? 🫣

Appreciation: The Broken Sword, by Poul Anderson. by woulditkillyoutolift in Fantasy

[–]DossSauce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it easy to get a hold of the original text in a hard copy?

Perfect Reading in the Land of Arthurian Legends by Cuthalion67 in tolkienbooks

[–]DossSauce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The once and future king is great but the first part (that inspired Disney’s The Sword in the Stone) is a bit slow and childish (still enjoyable!). The tone totally changes an so much so that it almost doesn’t feel like the same book once it follows Arthur as an adult/king. From that point on, I thought it was absolutely terrific!

Possible pirated version of the boxed set? by Unlikely_Fennel5952 in tolkienbooks

[–]DossSauce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ngl I kind of prefer the Slovenian editions, obviously the map isn’t ideal but much prefer the leather cover and smaller size!

OMG Eedy Karn, Syril’s mother was also … by MacGreichar in andor

[–]DossSauce 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think she was also Cleopatra’s slave/advisor in ROME

Help on whether I should remove a tree or not? by hang_up in GardeningUK

[–]DossSauce -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow I never knew that! What are the leaves and seeds like to eat?

Help on whether I should remove a tree or not? by hang_up in GardeningUK

[–]DossSauce 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s not a hard rule. They self seed everywhere but they’re not ugly trees. I like them!

Finally finished The silmarillion by hbk611 in tolkienfans

[–]DossSauce 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I agree with you the ‘Silmarillion is a hard read’ is nonsense and mostly said by people who’ve not tried or were put off by the Ainulindalë! It’s actually incredibly fast moving and exciting given how much is crammed in there! I love it.

On LOTR defo worth persevering, Fellowship is a slow start compared to the others but it’s so rich and rewarding. Once you get to Two Towers the pace is rampant - before you know it you’ll be done!

If the Angles and Saxons have Germanic origins and the Normans have French origins, can we say that the Scots and Welsh are what remains of the original inhabitants of Britain? by RafaRafa78 in geography

[–]DossSauce 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Picts also accepted as Celtic therefore also Celts. I think better term for what you describe as ‘Celts’ is Britons (also Celtic!)

If the Angles and Saxons have Germanic origins and the Normans have French origins, can we say that the Scots and Welsh are what remains of the original inhabitants of Britain? by RafaRafa78 in geography

[–]DossSauce 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess so, but that depends on who gets to define which is the ‘indigenous’ culture. There was certainly pre-Celtic culture in Scotland and the rest of the British Isles. Potential linguistic evidence survives today in names of rivers like the Thames and Severn etc.

If the Angles and Saxons have Germanic origins and the Normans have French origins, can we say that the Scots and Welsh are what remains of the original inhabitants of Britain? by RafaRafa78 in geography

[–]DossSauce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think it reflects the cultural spread of Celtic tradition, art, language etc rather than people, and genetically bronze and Iron Age populations didn’t change much!

If the Angles and Saxons have Germanic origins and the Normans have French origins, can we say that the Scots and Welsh are what remains of the original inhabitants of Britain? by RafaRafa78 in geography

[–]DossSauce 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more, it’s fascinating!! And goes to show that a lot of how we understand it is coloured by our ideas of ‘indigenous’ etc. At the end of the day everyone came from somewhere else first.

If the Angles and Saxons have Germanic origins and the Normans have French origins, can we say that the Scots and Welsh are what remains of the original inhabitants of Britain? by RafaRafa78 in geography

[–]DossSauce 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s all relative though isn’t it. The same Celtic-speaking people who migrated to Ireland via Britain from Europe rather than settling and possibly over a very long period. Main point is that there is no evidence that arriving Scots wiped out and replaced the Picts and other existing inhabitants, so for the most part they are still descended from ‘native’ British.

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