Dec 19, 2025 · Anglo-Saxon is a term traditionally used to describe the people who, from the 5th-century CE to the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), inhabited and ruled territories that are …

In modern times, the term "Anglo-Saxons" is used by scholars to refer collectively to the Old English speaking groups in Britain.

The meaning of ANGLO-SAXON is a member of the Germanic peoples conquering England in the fifth century a.d. and forming the ruling class until the Norman conquest.

a member of any of the West Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) that settled in Britain from the 5th century ad and were dominant until the Norman conquest

ANGLO-SAXON definition: an English person of the period before the Norman Conquest. See examples of Anglo-Saxon used in a sentence.

Saxon was the language spoken at the court of King Alfred the Great, who encouraged people to translate Latin books into English, and so it became the main language of literature. Modern …

The term Anglo-Saxon is a relatively modern one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony, who made their way over to Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire …