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Anglo-Saxon invasion

Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
The Angle, Saxon, and Jute tribes who invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries are known as the Anglo-Saxons. They left their homelands in northern Germany, Denmark and northern Holland and rowed across the North Sea in wooden boats.

Map showing where the Anglo-Saxons came from and where they settled in England.

Each boatload of people formed a settlement with its own leader.
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