Anglo-Saxons?!?

Question

I was reading the biography of William GOlding- the author of the Lord of the Flies...

and it said he was deeply devoted to Anglo-Saxon?

what is that and what does it mean?!

Answer 1

Probably that meant he studied very early English literature, produced between the fifth century and the Norman Conquest in 1066. The most famous work from this period is Beowulf.

Answer 2

The Angles is a modern English word for a Germanic-speaking people who took their name from the cultural ancestor of Angeln, a modern district located in Schleswig, Germany. From this we get "Anglo".

The Saxon people originally covered an area a little more to the Northwest, with parts of the southern Jutland peninsula, Old Saxony and small sections of the eastern Netherlands.

Anglo-Saxons is a collective term usually used to describe the culturally and linguistically similar peoples living in the south and east of Great Britain from around the mid-5th century AD to the Norman conquest of 1066. They are believed to have spoken Germanic languages and are identified by Bede as the descendants of three powerful tribes, Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. It is a matter of some debate as to whether the Anglo-Saxons represent a mass migration and complete displacement of the existing population of southern and eastern Great Britain, or merely an integration with it. An alternative interpretation of events is that there was a limited military occupation of the east of Great Britain, with the population gradually adopting the Germanic language and cultural practices of the ruling class. There is also some doubt about the scale of Germanic peoples presence in Britain before the abandonment of the island by Rome. It is known, however, that German auxiliary troops had been used for centuries by Rome. If Germanic garrison soldiers had retained their language and culture, this may have facilitated any migration. Over time the different peoples coalesced into a more unified cultural and political group. Perhaps under Offa of Mercia (reigned 757-796), and certainly under Alfred the Great (reigned 871-899) and his successors, a kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons existed, which developed into the kingdom of England in the 10th century, one of the main developments of Anglo-Saxon history.

Check out the attached link for lots more.

Answer 3

Saxony is in Northern Germany and Anglos are the early inhabitant of Southern England, even before the Norman Invasions these two peoples traveled back and forth and intermingled which is also why many of the English Kings were raised as Germans.

In fact George the First brought several German Ladies with him when he was crowned because they say he couldn't speak English! Even Bismark was related to the crown!

Answer 4

I do believe it has something to do with or related to being of the caucasian race. If I am wrong, someone correct me.

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo_Saxon