Ancient history

Who were the angles and Saxons?

Angles

- Germanic people who inhabited what is now Anglia, the region of Denmark and southern Sweden

- Migrated to Britain in the 5th century AD along with the Saxons and Jutes

- Their language, Old English, became the basis for the English language

Saxons

- Germanic people who inhabited the North Sea coast of continental Europe, from present-day Denmark to the Netherlands and western Germany

- Migrated to Britain in the 5th century and founded the kingdoms of Sussex, Essex, and Wessex

- Their culture and language had a significant impact on English culture and language