Note 279 — Chapter IV · SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF NORMANDY DURING THE TENTH CENTURY.[188]
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Ib. 3. “Acsi barbaris non satis credens.” The Persians in Æschylus call themselves βάρβαροι, and Plautus says, “Menander scripsit, Marcus vortit barbarè;” but why should Richer call his own people barbari as contrasted with the English? Is the word put dramatically into the mouth of Æthelstan, and does barbari literally translate Wealas?