The Migration Of Anglo Saxons

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A group of people that inhabited much of Great Britain regions of what is now France, Belgium and the Netherlands, the Anglo-Saxons were a group of people from Germanic tribes that took control from the 5th century to about the 8th century. Their culture survives in many regions today and they are associated with the re-establishment of Christianity in Europe. Emerging from medieval Europe during the end of roman rule, the massive migration of the Celts, Picts, and Scots from the North allow political power from Rome to fall into the hands of unstable tribal units, later renamed as the Anglo-Saxons. (James 2011). A combination of major migration groups, the Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes formed under the ruling of King Arthur allowed for the Anglo-Saxon culture to flourish. …show more content…
These tribal units were led by kings and lords, directed by their religion of paganism, allowing them to become well known and respected for their fearless warriors and close kin ties, as fighting and polytheism was their way of

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