Saxons
Early English settlers
The Saxons were a Germanic people who originated in what is now northern Germany.
Some migrated to Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries, eventually merging with Angles and other groups to form the Anglo-Saxon population.
Saxon survives in place names: Wessex (West Saxons), Essex (East Saxons), Sussex (South Saxons).
In modern use, Saxon often distinguishes native English words from later borrowings: a good Saxon word like "house" rather than "residence".
Of Teutonic language stock
- WessexEarly medieval English kingdom
- MerciaMedieval English kingdom
- NorthumbriaEarly medieval English kingdom
- AnglesEarly medieval British settlers
Jutes · migration · Heptarchy · Britannia · conquest · settlement · tribes · kingdoms
Early medieval Western unifier
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- DanesCitizens of Copenhagen's country
- NormansViking-descended medieval conquerors
Hastings · resistance · Saxony · paganism · Christianization · warfare · raids · shield wall
German state around Dresden
- GermanyCentral European nation
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- EssexSoutheastern English county
- SussexHistoric English coastal county
Wessex · Middlesex · place names · diaspora · migration · settlement · continental · British
Anglo-Saxon communal drinking building
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- broochDecorative fastening ornament
craftsmanship · artifacts · poetry · Beowulf · riddles · paganism · Woden · customs
Of Teutonic language stock
- Old EnglishGermanic language of early Britain
- West GermanicLanguage subfamily of northern Europe
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- dialectRegional language variety
runic · alphabet · continental · heritage · ancestry · DNA · lineage · ethnicity
Germanic
Of Teutonic language stock
- WessexEarly medieval English kingdom
- MerciaMedieval English kingdom
- NorthumbriaEarly medieval English kingdom
Angles · Jutes · migration · Heptarchy · Britannia · conquest · settlement · tribes · kingdoms · invasion
Charlemagne
Early medieval Western unifier
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- DanesCitizens of Copenhagen's country
Normans · Hastings · resistance · Saxony · paganism · Christianization · warfare · raids · shield wall · battle
Saxony
German state around Dresden
- GermanyCentral European nation
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- EssexSoutheastern English county
Sussex · Wessex · Middlesex · place names · diaspora · migration · settlement · continental · British · Dresden
mead hall
Anglo-Saxon communal drinking building
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- metalworkShaped metal objects
brooch · craftsmanship · artifacts · poetry · Beowulf · riddles · paganism · Woden · customs · traditions
Germanic
Of Teutonic language stock
- Old EnglishGermanic language of early Britain
- West GermanicLanguage subfamily of northern Europe
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
dialect · runic · alphabet · continental · heritage · ancestry · DNA · lineage · ethnicity · tribal
- Middle AgesMiddle Ages, medieval period, castles, knights, Dark Ages
- historical peoplesAztecs, Babylonians, Celts, Egyptians, Gauls
- German HistoryNazi, Prussia, Saxony, Reichstag, Napoleonic Wars
- Medieval Englandking, kings, castle, castles, knight
- Early MedievalCharlemagne, Carolingian Empire, Carolingians, Carolingian, Viking Age
- German peoplesGermans, ethnic Germans, Bavarians, Hessians, Rhinelanders
SaxonsNormans
Viking-descended medieval conquerors
William the Conqueror · Norman French · Plantagenets · Franks
- Anglo-Saxon ChronicleMedieval English historical annals
- Anglo-Saxon lawPre-conquest English legal system