'''Anglo-Saxon''' is a term used to describe the people who lived in the south and east of [[Great Britain]] from the mid-5th century AD to the [[Norman Conquest]] of 1066. They were originally [[Germanic tribe]]s--the [[Angles]] and the [[Saxons]]--who gradually conquered England after much raiding and ruled it until the Norman Conquest.
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'''Anglo-Saxon''' is a term used to describe the people who lived in the south and east of [[The British Isles]] from the mid-5th century AD to the [[Norman Conquest]] of 1066. They were originally [[Germanic tribe]]s--the [[Angles]] and the [[Saxons]]--who gradually conquered England after much raiding and ruled it until the Norman Conquest.
[[category:European History]]
[[category:European History]]
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Anglo-Saxon is still used to refer to the people in and originating from England.