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To: Justa
invasion and genocide was the order of the day

Invasion, yes.

Genocide, not usually.

Intermarriage and servitude was the more common strategy.

17 posted on 01/20/2016 8:12:30 AM PST by wideawake
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To: wideawake
Genocide, not usually. Intermarriage and servitude was the more common strategy.

It depends on the numbers. If the invaders/conquerors are small in number, genocide isn't practical because there aren't enough hands to go around to run the farms. If invaders have the numerical advantage, either genocide or whole-scale displacement is the norm. Saxons were a minority with respect to Celts, just as Normans were a minority with respect to both, so subjugation was the strategy that made sense.

19 posted on 01/20/2016 8:23:27 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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