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What's here: Questions (starting with the basics, like "Who were the Anglo-Saxons?"); Timeline (also searchable by year (450) or range (871-902) from the box at top right); Anniversaries (October 14 was the Battle of Hastings, but what else?); People (who really was Erik Bloodaxe, or Æthelred the Unready?);
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The map above shows the origins of the three invading Saxon races. Although Generically known as Saxons - they were culturally slightly different. This would later be born out by each race occupying different areas of Britain...
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This is how the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, and the later Anglo-Saxons viewed the first arrival of 'their' people from the migrations from Germany following the collapse of the Roman Empire, effectively legitimising their claim to the land.
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Anglo-Saxons index ... Dig It Up: Anglo-Saxons ... Access the Anglo-Saxons Teacher's Resources area...
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The Saxons ruled England for 600 years, forming the basis of its culture, language and borders. ... Overview: Anglo-Saxons, 410 to 800 ... From barbarian invaders to devout Christian missionaries, the Anglo-Saxons brought four hundred years of religious evolution and shifting political power to the British Isles...
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410 to 1066 ... The breakdown of Roman law and civilisation was fairly swift after the Roman army departed in 410 AD. To counter the raids from continental pirates, Vikings, Picts and Scots towns would bring in mercenaries from Europe to defend them ... These mercenary soldiers were Angles and Saxons from northern Germany.
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The internet's most comprehensive information resource for the times, places, events and people of British history. ... Welcome to Britannia's online version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, one of the most important documents that has come It was originally compiled on the orders of King Alfred the Great in approximately A.D.
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