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<blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 8987224" data-attributes="member: 50895"><p>Going by one of the King Arthur theories, rather than being British, Arthur was actually a Sarmatian general defeated by the Romans in Eastern Europe, but recruited by them to serve on Hadrian's Wall. After the Romans left, he stayed and became the legend of Arthur. Going by that tale, it's basically what you're suggesting, more or less.</p><p></p><p>In part of my heritage, at least on my Irish/Scottish blood came from Dal Riata (before the Roman invasion of Britain), and my forebears fought against the Romans at Hadrian's Wall, and lost. Then they went to Norway to recover and recruit more fighters for another go against the Romans at home. While there, an emissary from Attila arrived in Norway, recruiting for fighters to fight Rome under Attila. Apparently some of the relatives of my ancestors went with Attila, fought the Romans, and lost, but became Hungarian aristocracy for doing so. So almost the same thing as Romans giving land to retired soldiers, but for soldiers that fought against Rome...</p><p></p><p>Oh, and Dal Riata was an Irish/Scottish kingdom originating in Ulster, Ireland stretching across the Irish Sea to the western isles of Scotland, Southern Scotland (lowlands) and northwestern England from about 200 BC onward until the Roman invasion of Britain. All the aristocracy came from Ulster, and one of them was family...</p><p></p><p>It was probably a common practice internationally, at the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gamerprinter, post: 8987224, member: 50895"] Going by one of the King Arthur theories, rather than being British, Arthur was actually a Sarmatian general defeated by the Romans in Eastern Europe, but recruited by them to serve on Hadrian's Wall. After the Romans left, he stayed and became the legend of Arthur. Going by that tale, it's basically what you're suggesting, more or less. In part of my heritage, at least on my Irish/Scottish blood came from Dal Riata (before the Roman invasion of Britain), and my forebears fought against the Romans at Hadrian's Wall, and lost. Then they went to Norway to recover and recruit more fighters for another go against the Romans at home. While there, an emissary from Attila arrived in Norway, recruiting for fighters to fight Rome under Attila. Apparently some of the relatives of my ancestors went with Attila, fought the Romans, and lost, but became Hungarian aristocracy for doing so. So almost the same thing as Romans giving land to retired soldiers, but for soldiers that fought against Rome... Oh, and Dal Riata was an Irish/Scottish kingdom originating in Ulster, Ireland stretching across the Irish Sea to the western isles of Scotland, Southern Scotland (lowlands) and northwestern England from about 200 BC onward until the Roman invasion of Britain. All the aristocracy came from Ulster, and one of them was family... It was probably a common practice internationally, at the time. [/QUOTE]
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