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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    The history of Saxony began with a small tribe living on the North Sea between the Elbe and Eider River in what is now Holstein.The name of this tribe, the Saxons (Latin: Saxones), was first mentioned by the Greek author Ptolemy.The name Saxons is derived from the Seax, a knife used by the tribe as a weapon. [citation needed]In the 3rd and 4th centuries, Germany was inhabited by great tribal ...
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      The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were the Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony (Latin: Antiqua Saxonia) which became a Carolingian "stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. [1] Many of their neighbours were, like them, Germanic-speaking, including the Franks and Thuringians to the south. The Frisians to the west, and the Angles and other ...

  3. historyfiles.co.uk

    The Liudolfingers and Ottonians claimed descent from Widukind 'the Great' of Saxony.Following his defeat in AD 785, two generations of his descendants were powerful figures in Saxony's late pre-conquest period - in the form of Wigebart (Eckbert) and Bruno III (otherwise unknown) - but they were not consensual leaders in the way that Widukind had been.
  4. onthisday.com

    1750-12-23 Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1806-27) last Elector of Saxony who tried to reunite Poland, born in Dresden, Saxony (d. 1827) 1753-11-03 August Gottlieb Meißner, German Enlightenment author who helped develop the detective story genre in German literature, born in Bautzen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1807)
  5. en.wikipedia.org

    The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were the Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony (Latin: Antiqua Saxonia) which became a Carolingian "stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. [1] Many of their neighbours were, like them, Germanic-speaking, including the Franks and Thuringians to the south. The Frisians to the west, and the Angles and other ...
  6. history.org.uk

    The Anglo-Saxon period in Britain spans approximately the six centuries from 410-1066AD. The period used to be known as the Dark Ages, mainly because written sources for the early years of Saxon invasion are scarce. However, most historians now prefer the terms 'early middle ages' or 'early medieval period'.
  7. thoughtco.com

    Thriving, dynamic Saxon tribes remained in Europe, in Germany in particular, some of them settling in the region that is today known as Saxony. Their steady expansion ultimately brought them into conflict with the Franks, and once Charlemagne became king of the Franks, friction turned to out-and-out war.
  8. buergerleben.com

    The history of this state is diverse and rich in anecdotes. We will present some of them here: from an electoral prince, who had the ability to break horseshoes and who was said to have had affairs with 120 women, from another who protected Luther and thus saved the Reformation, and from the last King of Saxony, who became a modern, single father of six children after his wife left to ...
  9. worldhistoryedu.com

    May 10, 2024In this article, World History Edu explores the history, culture, political structure, and significant events of Anglo-Saxon England. The Migration Period (circa 410-600 AD) Following the collapse of Roman authority around 410 AD, Britain faced a power vacuum. This period saw increased incursions and settlements by Germanic tribes.
  10. literatureandcriticism.com

    The Anglo Saxon Literature and History. The Anglo Saxon Period in English literature spanned from 410 CE to 1066 CE. Despite coinciding with the Dark Ages of England, it is the foundational period of English identity and language as we know today. Understanding England before and after the arrival of the Germanic Saxons, Angles, and Jutes is ...
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  1. History of Saxony

    The history of Saxony began with a small tribe living on the North Sea between the Elbe and Eider River in what is now Holstein. The name of this tribe, the Saxons, was first mentioned by the Greek author Ptolemy. The name Saxons is derived from the Seax, a knife used by the tribe as a weapon. In the 3rd and 4th centuries, Germany was inhabited by great tribal confederations of the Alamanni, Bavarians, Thuringians, Franks, Frisii, and Saxons. These took the place of numerous petty tribes with their own popular tribal forms of government. With the exception of the Saxons, all these confederations were ruled by kings. The Saxons, in contrast, were divided into a number of independent bodies under different chieftains. In time of war these chieftains drew lots to select a leader, who was followed by the other chieftains until the war ended. Wikipedia

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