Anglo-Saxon: Difference between revisions
From Cunnan
Jump to navigationJump to search
m (copyedit) |
JakeVortex (talk | contribs) (more words and a link) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Anglo-Saxons''' were the Germanic-speaking tribes that invaded [[Britain]] after the collapse of the [[Roman Empire]]. |
The '''Anglo-Saxons''' were the Germanic-speaking tribes that invaded [[Britain]] after the collapse of the [[Roman Empire]]. |
||
They were a non-[[Celtic]] people who inhabited Britain from perhaps as early as the mid-5th century. They are considered ancestral to the contemporary English, so in a sense they can be thought as still living in Britain. |
|||
== External Links == |
|||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons |
|||
Revision as of 12:35, 30 December 2003
The Anglo-Saxons were the Germanic-speaking tribes that invaded Britain after the collapse of the Roman Empire. They were a non-Celtic people who inhabited Britain from perhaps as early as the mid-5th century. They are considered ancestral to the contemporary English, so in a sense they can be thought as still living in Britain.
