[rightofrush]

. The tree rings, worldwide, indicate a serious temporary climate change at exactly that period. I think a comet or comet fragment plunged into the Celtic Sea in 540AD.

This could account for the "the sky is falling, the sky is falling" line that occurs in Celtic folk tales.

[blam]

"This could account for the "the sky is falling, the sky is falling" line that occurs in Celtic folk tales"

Damn, I like that. I really, really like that. Most people are unaware of how many things in our language/culture have ancient origins. When in Rome, do as the Romans.