Is Saxon referring to Germans?

Question

What exactly is it?

Answer 1

Saxons were Germanic peoples, but not really German, in a strict sense, since Germany didn't exist then. Also, Saxon could come from Denmark or other similar northern Germanic countries.

The three groups of peoples that moved into Britain after the withdrawal of the Romans were the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. When people speak today of the Anglo-Saxons, they are speaking of the British and their descendants (many of the people living in Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand).

English is in that sense an Anglo-Saxon language, or a language that has German roots (it's not a romance language, like Italian, French, Spanish)

Answer 2

Before Rome invaded Britain in 4 B.C., the British Isles were colonized by Germanic tribes called the Angles, Saxon, and the Jutes.

Juteland is now current day Denmark.

The Angles and the Saxons were from current day France and Germany.

Answer 3

Saxons are from Saxony, which is a province in Germany (North Central I believe), and where the Saxons originated from who went to the British Isles.

Answer 4

Dutch. The anglo Saxons originated in Holland.

Answer 5

yes, their ancestors.
The Saxons were tribal communities, who lives in 2 Th century, between Wesser and Elba and Jutland pen isle too. They use to emigrate to North Sea beach, by Rhine estuary.
I can go on if it is necessary. Sin. Anglo-Saxons.

Answer 6

yup, but only the germanic tribes whose modern-day descendants in northern germany are considered ethnic germans while those in the eastern netherlands are dutch