Saxons in a sentence

The Britons told the Saxons that the Saxons' numbers had increased, that they no longer needed Saxon assistance and that the Saxons should go home as the Britons could no longer support them.

After the Saxons had lived on Thanet for "some time" Vortigern promised them supplies of clothing and other provisions on condition that the Saxons assist him in fighting the enemies of his country.

A large number of Saxons fell on the other side, but Æthelstan, king of the Saxons, enjoyed a great victory.

Campbell et al., The Anglo-Saxons, p. 22. It seems likely that something at that time was interrupting the general flow of the Anglo-Saxons from the continent to Britain.

Collectively known as the " Anglo-Saxons ", these were Angles and Saxons from what is now the Danish/German border area and Jutes from the Jutland peninsula.

Continental Saxons Saxony Possible locations of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes before their migration to Britain.

The East Saxons were more pagan than the southern or western Saxons; their territory had a superabundance of pagan sites.

The prose was influential and obviously very important to the Anglo-Saxons and more important than the poetry to those who came after the Anglo-Saxons.

There were no conflicts between the British and the Saxons for a time, but following "a dispute about the supply of provisions" the Saxons warred against the British and severely damaged parts of the country.

As the Roman Empire pulled back from Britain in the 5th century AD, Germanic tribes – including the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians – began arriving, according to the UK-based Historical Association.

Minnis Saxons Group leaves Arawak Cay dirty following Saxon’s practice!

The English cavalry charge that carries the day for the Saxons is a prime example of that.

Although Tettenhall is part of the metropolitan borough, historically it was a village which can trace its history back over 1,000 years to the Battle of Tettenhall between the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in 910AD.

But nearly all reported genocides have been perpetrated by white, nominally Christian, Europeans or Anglo-Saxons and their descendants.

Cambridge is reportedly teaching that Anglo-Saxons never existed as a unique ethnic group to dispel alleged nationalist "myths" about Britain.

German Lieutenant Kurt Zehmisch of the 134 Saxons Infantry wrote about a pickup soccer game in his diary.

Saxons director of rugby Josh Ward is excited to see his side take on table-topping Letchworth Garden City tomorrow.

The names of many towns and villages are still derived from this era and the term Essex itself is derived from the Old English term "Eastseaxe", translating to East Saxons.

The Saxons (16-9-1, 9-3) were limited to three hits — all infield singles — by West pitcher Audrey Lopetegui, who struck out five, walked none and hit a batter.

The Saxons might have been the first when they fled there to shelter from the Vikings in the early 11th century.