. London . BRONZE ARTICLES FOR DOMESTIC USE beliefs, called themselves Christian, and that one fact enabledthem to forget their jealousies and quarrels in times of emer-gency, and sometimes to act together. They were Christian ;their enemies were pagan. It is significant that in one passageGildas—who is quoted by Bede—reproaches them for not con-verting their conquerors, among whom they lived. Thisproves, if the fact wanted proof, (i) that the Britons were notexterminated by their conquerors ; (2) that they were allowedto continue unmolested in their own religion ; and (3) thatthey kept it to
. London . BRONZE ARTICLES FOR DOMESTIC USE beliefs, called themselves Christian, and that one fact enabledthem to forget their jealousies and quarrels in times of emer-gency, and sometimes to act together. They were Christian ;their enemies were pagan. It is significant that in one passageGildas—who is quoted by Bede—reproaches them for not con-verting their conquerors, among whom they lived. Thisproves, if the fact wanted proof, (i) that the Britons were notexterminated by their conquerors ; (2) that they were allowedto continue unmolested in their own religion ; and (3) thatthey kept it to themselves as a possession of their own, and aconsolation in disaster and a mark of superiority and dignity. AFTER THE ROMANS 7 One thing is quite clear, that when the Roman legionsfinally withdrew, the Britons were left thoroughly awakenedto the fact that if they could not fight they must understood once more the great law of humanity in allages, that those who would enjoy in peace must be
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