Sunday, February 24th, 2008
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Southern Charm,
Western Passion
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 17,153
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Re: The Frankish and the French
Is it not more like the Flemish or Southern Flemish (and NW French) who would be descendants of the Franks?
And then there is also the Burgundians, who were East Germanic. I don't think that this is shared with any other nation.
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