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Well, before I go any further, we have to remember that when Rome collapsed in the 5th, not only did England splintered into "de-centralized regionalism" but also, the rest of Europe too which was all under Rome for 500+ long years (from the 1st-5th centuries which was the same time they occupied England.) When the big Roman empire collapsed & splintered, several powerful kingdoms arose which are still powerful nations nowadays such as: France, Germany, Spain, the Dutch, & etc. And so, the Normans of Northern France were basically descendants of the old Roman empire. Inturn, that conquering force of the future "splintered U.S.A." in the 29th may very well be the descendants of the old U.S.A. [2276 A.D.] just before it collapsed under the terrorist onslaught.
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