2006-07-27 05:23:13 · 3 answers · asked by schraceo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
A Germanic tribe who invaded France and England.
English is Anglo-Saxon.
2006-07-27 05:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by helixburger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A native or inhabitant of Saxony, member of a a West Germanic tribal group that inhabited northern Germany that entered and conquered England with the Angles and Jutes in the fifth century A.D. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon people
2006-07-27 19:50:14 · answer #2 · answered by gospieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The true Saxons were a Germanic people who were among the invaders of ancient Britain around the 5th century. In their homeland they fought against Christianity for a long time, but after a 30-year war Charlemagne overpowered the Saxons, forcing them to either convert and be baptised or be put to death (as was the custom of early Christians).
Other Germans who migrated to Romania during the Middle Ages were also referred to as "Saxons".
2006-07-27 12:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋