Who were the Saxons and Angles?
The Saxons were a tribe of Germanic people who originally came from the area of current northern Germany. They invaded Britain during the time of Roman occupation. Similarly the Angles came from the area of northern Germany and Denmark. The Jutes and Frisians were other tribes of Germanic people. The Jutes also invaded England but over time were either driven out of the country or merged with the Saxons and Angles. Small numbers of raiders first came to Britain attacking and plundering settlements close to the shore. They then returned home to their native lands with thier stolen goods. After the Romans left Britain in 410 the country was not properly defended as the regions were ruled by different people who were too busy fighting amongst themselves. Over time the Saxons and Angles spent more time in Briton creating settlements in the clearings along the rivers. Eventually they moved further inland fighting for land with the Britons.
