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| − | '''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]] | + | '''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. |
[[category:European History]] | [[category:European History]] | ||
Revision as of 02:17, June 7, 2007
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 tribes--the Angles and the Saxons--who gradually conquered England after much raiding and ruled it until the Norman Conquest.