The Saxon Conquest

The invasion of England by Germanic peoples, amongst them Jutes, Angles, Frisians and Saxons is collectively known as the Saxon conquest, although this is something of a misnomer. The Romans had largely abandoned Britain by the end of the 4th century AD, and the settlement of the east coast of England, which was to lead to a gradual encroachment by these Saxon settlers, was a consequence of displacement of peoples on mainland Europe.

Topics

• Aelle of Sussex
• King Alfred
• Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
• King Arthur
• St. Augustine
• Mons Badonicus
• The Venerable Bede
• Bretwalda
• King Canute
• Danegeld
• Danelaw
• Battle of Deorham
• Ethelred the Unready
• Hengest
• Hereward the Wake
• Offa
• States in Medieval Britain

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