Anglo-saxon Salute

What is Anglo-saxon Salute?

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Sticking two fingers up at somebody, flicking Vs.

A reference to the Norman invasion of England. When the Normans captured Anglo-Saxon archers, they would cut the archer's index and middle fingers off.

So as a act of defiance, unmolested Anglo-Saxon archers would rebelliously stick those two fingers up at the Normans.

He was being really haughty with me, so I said "up yours" and gave him an Anglo-Saxon salute.

See finger, swearing, up yours, gesticulation
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