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- DictionaryAn·glo-Sax·on/ˌaNGɡlōˈsaks(ə)n/
adjective
- 1. relating to or denoting the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest.
noun
- 1. a Germanic inhabitant of England between the 5th century and the Norman Conquest.
- 2. another term for Old English
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4 days ago · Anglo-Saxons were groups of settlers from Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands who arrived in Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries. They brought with them unique cultures, languages, and traditions that significantly shaped the history of what is now England.
4 days ago · Title: The Remarkable Journey of the Anglo-Saxons: Settlers of EnglandIntroduction:The Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic tribe, played a vital role in shaping the history and culture of England. As they migrated from present-day Germany and Denmark to the British Isles, they brought with them a rich heritage that profoundly influenced the development of ...
23 hours ago · Definition A political map of Britain c. 650 (the names are in modern English) The word pagan is a Latin pejorative term that was used by Gentile Christianity (also: Pagan Christianity) in Anglo-Saxon England to designate non-Christians. In Old English, the vernacular language of Anglo-Saxon England, the equivalent term was hæðen ("heathen"), a word that was cognate to the Old Norse heiðinn ...
23 hours ago · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh , who both died when Alfred was young.
- 23 April 871 – c. 886
- Osburh
4 days ago · Who were the Anglo-Saxons? | Julian Harrison, British Library A brief summary of Anglo-Saxon origins, language, religion, and social organisation. The Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE)
3 days ago · The Old English ethnonym Angul-Seaxan comes from the Latin Angli-Saxones and became the name of the peoples the English monk Bede called “Angli” around 730 and the British monk Gildas called “Saxones” around 530. These names were used to identify and differentiate the various Germanic tribes that settled in Britain during that time.
4 days ago · Law and Order in Anglo-Saxon England is, ultimately, centred around the case for an under-appreciated kind of continuity. Lambert argues that what legal codes of the period offer to the historian are a means of understanding how social order was conceived of, and how it functioned.
