Ankalited
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An Ankalited (Ancalites hervez Kaezar) a oa ur bobl vrezhon a oa o chom en-dro d'ar stêr Tavoez. Ar meneg nemetañ anezho zo bet graet gant ar jeneral roman en e levr "De Bello Gallico" (Brezel Galia)[1].
Ur roud bennak zo anezho war-dro Henley, Oxfordshire;[2], met prouenn ebet hervez an hendraourien.
[kemmañ] Aloubadeg hag emzaskor
E 54 e voe eil taol aloubiñ Julius Caesar en Enez Vreizh. Un taol-kaer, a-hervez, nemet n'eas ket pelloc'h eget tro-war-droioù pellañ Londrez, ha ne blegas ket ar vroidi d'al lezenn roman. Deuet e oa ar Romaned war zigarez reiñ o harp da 'r roue Mandubracius, eus pobl an Trinovanted, war-lerc'h dezhañ bezañ distroadet gant Cassivellaunus. Cassivellaunus, pe Cassivellaunos eus pobl ar c'h-Catuvellauni a oa enebour bras ar Romaned, ha prest d'ober brezel dezho. Daou du a oa eta e traonienn an Tavoez.
Five emissaries arrived at the Roman camp with proposals of peace, though how much of a distinction the Romans made between peace and surrender is unclear. The Romans did demand hostages, this would ensure the loyalty of the tribes, but the Ancalites are recorded as providing none.
Julius Caesar notes the other tribes as Cenimagni (later identified with the Iceni), Segontiaci (identifiable with a Welsh tribe), Cassi (thought to be a rebel constituent of the Catuvellauni; which may have originally been named the Cassi) and the Bibroci, who are as yet unknown. These tribes all surrendered at the same time as the Ancalites, which displays the factionalism inherent in Celtic Britain.
[kemmañ] Absorption
When the Romans left Britannia after defeating the Cattuvallauni around present Central London, the Ancalites would have found themselves without allies. Their homeland was on the border with Catevaullauni, Trinovantes and Atrebates' territories; arguably three of the most powerful Celtic kingdoms in Britain and it is highly likely that they were absorbed by one of them, probably the Cattuvellauni after Cassivellaunos great drive for expansion after 55bc. After this time there is certainly no mention of them.
[kemmañ] Name
The Ancalites' name is interesting and, like many other names, may shed light on them as a people. It possibly refers to the preferred type of defensive shield for the people of the south-east in particular, perhaps especially noticed in the emissaries of this tribe. Ancali refers to a small, round buckler.