Saxon Settlement of Britain Begins
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Barbarians, Nomads, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: British History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: England, Britain, United Kingdom
- Date: 449
Article abstract: The Saxon settlement of Britain began, bringing an end to Roman occupation and establishing the origins of English language and culture.
Summary of Event
Three separate tribes make up what is now referred to as the Anglo-Saxons. Beginning in about 250 c.e., three disparate but racially and culturally similar groups—the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes—invaded and settled in different parts of Britain. The Angles (whose name serves as the origin for the word “English”) settled in the north of Britain. A similar tribe known as...
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