Ymer de Morinie

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At the time of the Gallic conquest

Celtic 1/4 gold stater , one-sided, attributed to the Morini. According to Caesar, the Morini were among the larger tribes: they were able to raise 25,000 armed men [2] . That number is probably greatly exaggerated since the total population can be estimated at no more than 80,000 inhabitants.

In his Commentarii, Caesar often calls them the bello Gallico in the same breath as the Menapians who lived north of them. Tacitus does that too.

Caesar was very interested in that part of the territory of the Morini from which the crossing to Britain was the shortest , ie the area of Cap Gris-Nez . They had various ports there, of which Portus Itius , the current Boulogne , was one [4] . He wanted to frighten the parts more to the north, so that they would not attack him . The area where the Morini and especially the Menapians lived, tree-rich and swampy, was excellent for guerrilla and the dangers did not outweigh the benefits of a definitive subjugation of those economically less interesting parts. In 55 BC. fortified Labienusthe Roman grip on the strategically important part of the area of ​​the Morini [6] . In 54 BC. Caesar let one legion, led by his legacy Caius Fabius, overwinter there . In 53 BC. they most likely came together with the Menapians, under the direct authority of the Atrebate Commius . During the great Gallic uprising led by Vercingetorix , the Morini provided a contingent of 5,000 (7,000?) Men for the Gallic settlement army that Alesia had to liberate - it is striking that the Menapians were not mentioned in this context, although Commius played an important role in the dismay attempt from Alesia .

Caesar gives some interesting details. The tribe had a number of pagi , which, at least at first glance, could decide quite autonomously . The Morini sought protection from the Roman army in the nuts (a simple and logical defense that other tribes knew). In 56 BC, when the autumn was very rainy, that tactic succeeded. The following year, when it was drier, not . The Morini, along with the other coastal peoples (Lexovii, Namnetes, Ambiliati, Diablintes and Menapii) and tribes from Britain, allegedly participated in the Venice uprising . This indicates that they were involved in transport to and from South England, transport that Caesar wanted to control completely.

Modern Morini

The original territory of the Morini roughly corresponds to the area between the Yser in West Flanders and the Kwinte in France, which corresponds to: the Westhoek, French Flanders and the Pas-de-Calais (Dutch Kales). The West-Flemish dialect differs greatly from other Dutch dialects and exhibits oddities that also occur in English, such as the use of the auxiliary verb "come" instead of "become". Such language elements can be both Ingvaeoons and Celtic .

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