Anglo-Saxon Invasion
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By Jake Thacker
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How did they get there?
They were invited by the Britain's as mercenaries.
Britain became England after the Angles rather than Saxony.
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The Head Honcho
At times one king grew powerful enough to be bretwalda, or 'overlord',
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Oisc of Kent, son of Hengest Was the first invader on the shores of
Britain.
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Anglo Saxon weaponry vs.The Britain's Anglo-Saxons had steel swords called
seaxes Friesian Horses Javelins Bow and Arrows
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Battle Tactics
The Anglos would line up in shield walls to protect the armies as a whole.
Throwers would throw Javelins Then immediately the foot soldiers
would charge.
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Glory and Honor of War
In the time it was common for soldiers to die in the “no mans land” and it was in practice that someone could run out into the field to retrieve person belongings which was dangerous
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Reference Page
^ Collingwood, R. G.; et al (1936). "The English Settlements. The Sources for the period: Angles, Saxons, and Jutes on the Continent". Roman Britain and English Settlements. Oxford, England: Clarendon. pp. p 325 et sec
Lawrence James, Warrior Race, (London: Abacus. 2002), p.30
^ Oppenheimer 2006:166-169. D. Whitelock, English Historical Documents c.500–
1042, (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1955) E. James, Britain in the First Millennium, (London:
Arnold, 2001)