AD 750 Norsemen Arrive at Blaydon, first to loot, but when they - TopicsExpress



          

AD 750 Norsemen Arrive at Blaydon, first to loot, but when they saw how prosperous the Saxons were, many stayed. They brought with them more names which have remained with us to the present day. One of the names descending from them is Axwell, meaning sheds made from oaks, and all around Winlaton we have these Norse names, Normans Riding, Barlow and Swalwell, and many others.The name of the River Derwent is Celtic in its origin, and finding it easy on the tongue and pleasant to the ear the new arrivals left it unaltered. Derwent, means in Celtic, abounding in oaks. In fact, Derwent is the only Celtic name left in our area, all of the other place-names being of Saxon or Norse origin.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:28:29 +0000

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