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Anglo-Saxon is a term originally used as a shorthand to refer to the conglomerate of [[Germanic]] tribes that colonised much of [[Britain]] in the wake of the fall of the [[Roman Empire]].

Anglo-Saxon is a term originally used as a shorthand to refer to the conglomerate of [[Germanic]] tribes that colonised much of [[Britain]] in the wake of the fall of the [[Roman Empire]].

It is also used to refer to the more-or-less common language that established itself over what is now [[England]] (albeit with significant regional variation).  

It is also used to refer to the more-or-less common language that established itself over what is now [[England]] (albeit with significant regional variation), which is more commonly called [[Old English]].  

In history, the Anglo-Saxon period is used to refer to the period from the first Germanic incursions in the 5th century up until the [[Norman]] conquest of 1066.

In history, the Anglo-Saxon period is used to refer to the period from the first Germanic incursions in the 5th century up until the [[Norman]] conquest of 1066.