Where's the craic?

[Trog]

Good to hear it is still standing. Nah. We are all brothers and sisters here: part of the great European community but sure as hell not in Christ. I was raised a Christian and I stepped away from that. I am not a heathen either but I respect heathenism more then I respect Christianity in all it's forms.

I can't help but link heathenism with barbarianism. Christianity defines Europeans I think. I know it caused many battles, but those battles were what preserved Europeans, protecting the faith was the motivation that united Europeans.
But perhaps that's a subject to debate. I aim to gently ease in here before I rev up and get started. Makes a refreshing change actually from the race debates.

[Frigga]

Welcome to The Apricity!

[Osweo]

That's why we begin to see the Celtic Cross and Angels etc in their stones:

You can thank Osweo for those motifs more than Columba. Pictish art owes an immense debt to Northumbria...

Hello! You've got a lovely avatar.

Christ NO!!!!!!!
Lady Agnew has an uncanny resemblance to an old ex of mine. Trog, I beg you, change it!

protecting the faith was the motivation that united Europeans.

No longer. So there's that argument out of the way.

Oh Aye, an all; nice how it united Frank and Greek when the Pope's Crusaders went and butchered Byzantium, as good as serving it up on a plate for the Turk...

Failte, anyroad.

PS. Hang on... You owe Northumbria the word ''crack", too, regardless of your orthographic whims and fancies!

[Loyalist]

Welcome to the forum.

[Trog]

You can thank Osweo for those motifs more than Columba. Pictish art owes an immense debt to Northumbria...

Christ NO!!!!!!!
Lady Agnew has an uncanny resemblance to an old ex of mine. Trog, I beg you, change it!

No longer. So there's that argument out of the way.

Oh Aye, an all; nice how it united Frank and Greek when the Pope's Crusaders went and butchered Byzantium, as good as serving it up on a plate for the Turk...

Failte, anyroad.

Ohhhh, I'm going to have some fun with you. But not here, you'll keep :. Be afwaid, be very afwaid.....

[Black Turlogh]

Welcome, then, Trog! I eagerly await this religious debating you've promised!

[Trog]

Welcome, then, Trog! I eagerly await this religious debating you've promised!

I have my notes ready for debates:

• Christianity and it's civilising influence on the barbarians of Europe
• The Kingdom of Northumbria
• The Picts

[Osweo]

I have my notes ready for debates:

• Christianity and it's civilising influence on the barbarians of Europe
• The Kingdom of Northumbria
• The Picts

Oh fuck. Um, er, yer know, erm, that Ecgfrith, er, a bit of an abberation, that's all...

[Treffie]

I have my notes ready for debates:

• Christianity and it's civilising influence on the barbarians of Europe
• The Kingdom of Northumbria
• The Picts

I'm sure that there are going to be some lively debates between yourself and the Ancient Britton

[Trog]

Oh fuck. Um, er, yer know, erm, that Ecgfrith, er, a bit of an abberation, that's all...

I would consider Northumbria to be part of Scotland at that time anyway And Northumbria was founded By Irish monks. But like I said, a new thread should suffice. I can't believe you're debating me in my intro thread, haha!!