> Fun fact; Cumbria is named in the same way as Cymru, as Welsh was once spoken there too.
Wasn't that how all Britons referred to themselves throughout what is now England back in the day?
Wasn't that how all Britons referred to themselves throughout what is now England back in the day?
Of course its speculation from my side but it wouldn't be surprising if it was related to the Romans effectively "demilitarizing" the local society to reduce the likelihood of rebellions and general civil unrest.
That might have worked fine enough as long you had a professional army guarding the borders but when that army was gone everyone was effectively left defenceless.
Something like that seemed to have happening in Spain and Gaul as well. Except unlike in Britain the local populations managed to somewhat assimilate their Germanic overlords.