The Anglo-Saxons are a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They came from northern Germany and southern Scandinavia and stemmed from three powerful tribes - the Angles, Saxons ...

The Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings fought to control Britain. In the 9th century (AD801 - 900), Anglo-Saxon King Alfred the Great helped to make peace and some Vikings settled in their own area of ...

In CE 878, the Viking invasions became so dire that the Anglo-Saxons were close to being overrun by the Scandinavians, just as their Anglo-Saxon ancestors had besieged the Britons 400 years earlier.

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval era continues with a video on the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse - Vikings, as we try to deduce why the Saxons ...

Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. Ninian was probably the son of a Roman soldier stationed at Hadrian's Wall. After studying in Rome and Gaul, he travelled to Galloway to spread the Christian gospel.

By the time of the first Viking raids, few apart from monks and clerics could read. Historians know relatively little about what went on in Britain between 400 and 1066 because few records were ...

S ay the term “Anglo-Saxon” to most people, and they’re likely to picture the Smashing Saxons from Horrible Historiesor the protagonists of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom. In the ...

The Anglo-Saxons are getting canceled. ... although they’d subsequently be involved in desperate struggles for survival against Viking invaders. The term Anglo-Saxon isn’t exactly a neologism.

Cambridge’s Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic studies has also reportedly worked to "dismantle the basis of myths of nationalism" by arguing not only that Anglo-Saxons did not exist as a ...

In CE 878, the Viking invasions became so dire that the Anglo-Saxons were close to being overrun by the Scandinavians, just as their Anglo-Saxon ancestors had besieged the Britons 400 years earlier.