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The Romano-British lost almost everything with the fall of the empire. But they put up a fight, and a long and hard one.  And many centuries later it was a British leader that became a legend. There was no continuity with the previous era in England.  The Saxons never had a heroic leader like Alaric or Clovis whose name has continued to resonate ever since. But they were the only ones who really totally wiped out all trace of the empire of the Romans.

April 2, 2015