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1 day ago · Bede's name reflects West Saxon Bīeda (Anglian Bēda). It is an Old English short name formed on the root of bēodan "to bid, command". The name also occurs in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, s.a. 501, as Bieda, one of the sons of the Saxon founder of Portsmouth.
2 days ago · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
3 days ago · The term Anglo-Saxon is sometimes used to refer to a broader group of peoples descended or associated in some way with the English ethnic group, in ways which go beyond language, and often involve ideas about religion.
1 day ago · Anglo-Saxon, term used historically to describe any member of the Germanic peoples who, from the 5th century ce to the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), inhabited and ruled territories that are today part of England and Wales.
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- Anglo-Saxon is a term traditionally used to describe the people who, from the 5th-century CE to the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), inhabited a...
- Archaeological evidence suggests that the first migrants to Britain from the Germanic areas of mainland Europe antedated the Roman withdrawal from...
- The peoples of the various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms spoke distinctive dialects, which evolved over time and together became known as Old English.
- The term Anglo-Saxon seems to have been first used by Continental writers in the late 8th century to distinguish the Saxons of Britain from those o...
5 days ago · The most striking feature of Hayward's best movies lies in her versatility. She is able to embody a wide range of characters seemingly without effort. Ranging from heart-wrenching dramas to powerful biopics, these films exemplify Hayward's artistic range and scene-stealing performances.
3 days ago · Full on Fitz-James--"How say'st thou now? These are Clan-Alpine's warriors true; And, Saxon,--I am Roderick Dhu!"X. Fitz-James was brave:--Though to his heart. The life-blood thrill'd with sudden start, He mann'd himself with dauntless air, Return'd the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore,
2 days ago · The west side of the precinct was occupied partly by the priory kitchen, a square stone building with a louvred roof, and in 1787 a house with stone-mullioned windows and an arched doorway, possibly a post-medieval building, stood west of the kitchen linked to the south-west corner of the Saxon chapel by a small gateway to the ...
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