There'll always be a Norway
“Anglophilia,” “Anglomania” and their opposite, “Anglophobia,” are well-established words, if that’s what you're looking for. “Anglophile” was coined by Dickens. Look it up on Wikipedia for more info on your so-called “fetish.” Even that might be too strong a word. Perhaps “predilection” is more accurate. “Obsession” does seem appropriate, however.
I’ve always been a bit of an Anglophile myself. There are so many reasons to be one. English and U.S. history are so inextricably intertwined. Our trajectory of democratic reform dates at least from the Magna Carta in the thirteenth century. For that reason alone, I must admit watching The Tudors with much more alacrity than Game of Thrones.
Who else has the kind of self-determinative or liberating history possessed by the English and, by extension, the Americans? Certainly not the Middle East or Russia. That’s becoming ever more painfully obvious by the day. Too bad we still have to fight for the way of life we have evolved over so many centuries, even though our democratic republics have their share of flaws. It’s mind-boggling to think that the never-ending argument over how to order society may kill us all one day.
You might be surprised just how packed with Scandinavian DNA the British Isles are. That’s right, many of us with British, Scottish, Irish, German, and Norman backgrounds are really just Vikings. Between 800-1100 A.D., they marauded everywhere, even into the Mediterranean. They were even instrumental in founding Kiev, which might help explain their current conflict with the Russians. But the Vikings especially intermarried with the populations of the north. During their cultural zenith, their shipbuilding and swordmaking skills were largely unparalleled. “Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves!” That didn’t come from out of the blue. It passed down from Viking know-how.
The Scandinavian DNA so abundant in the British Isles may be one of the underlying reasons you're an Anglophile. They were big, excellent fighters and very aggressive. If you ever wondered why English is spoken around the world, this is one of the big reasons for it.
Of course, Brits have a lot of Saxon blood too, as millions of Anglo-Saxons know. Recently, I saw a Roman map dated 125 A.D. that showed the Teutons confined to a thin strip of land along the northern coast of Denmark. So the Saxons, Germans, Celts, Jutes, Angles, etc. were/are loaded with Scandinavian DNA.
I enjoy watching the History Channel’s series called Vikings to learn more about the culture many of us came from. “Norman” simply meant “Norsemen” or “North Men.” No doubt the Vikings did a lot of raping when they landed ashore, but what did those big strapping studs do during extended trips in their long boats? It’s hard to believe they refrained entirely from same-sex encounters, isn’t it? Can you really masturbate secretly on a long boat? I sort of doubt it.
...Yes, I would have been a loyalist (line up the redcoats), I would have and will lay down or get on my knees for just about any Brit boy.....so what is the new (or existing) word to describe this intense obsession I seem to have??
