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- Saxons - Wikipedia
The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony (Latin: Antiqua Saxonia) which became a Carolingian "stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany [1]
- The Saxons - World History Encyclopedia
The Saxons were a Germanic people of the region north of the Elbe River stretching from Holstein (in modern-day Germany) to the North Sea The Saxons who migrated to Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries CE along with the Angles, Frisians, and Jutes came to be known as Anglo-Saxons to differentiate them from those on the continent
- Saxon | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica
Saxon, member of a Germanic people who in ancient times lived in the area of modern Schleswig and along the Baltic coast During the 5th century CE the Saxons spread rapidly through north Germany and along the coasts of Gaul and Britain Learn more about Saxons in this article
- The Saxons Were a Germanic People - ThoughtCo
The Saxons Were a Germanic People - ThoughtCo
- What is the Difference Between Angles and Saxons
The main difference between Angles and Saxons is that Angles are Germanic people, originally inhabitants of Schleswig-Holstein, who settled in Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia while Saxons are a Germanic tribe from central and northern Germany that conquered and settled in southern England
- Saxons vs Anglo-Saxons: What is the Difference? - Germanicheathenry
The Anglo-Saxons united as Christians to defeat Scandinavian "viking" invasions, and the Saxons united as Heathens to defend themselves against forced Christianization being carried out by the Christian Franks
- The Saxon Conquest of Europe, and a Christian Conquest of Saxons . . .
The Saxons are well known to have invaded England and taken on the Celts, but what were they doing elsewhere in Europe in the 4th century? Anyone familiar with European history will have heard of the Saxons
- Saxons - Encyclopedia. com
Saxons, Germanic people, first mentioned in the 2d cent by Ptolemy as inhabiting the southern part of the Cimbric Peninsula (S Jutland) Holding the area at the mouth of the Elbe River and some of the nearby islands, they gradually extended their territory southward across the Weser River
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