Talk:Saxon people

Old discussion

Saxons spred throughout northern Germany. You are confusing the position of the political unit and the ethnic unit.

You are correct inasmuch as the modern bundesland of Saxony is not Historically saxon, but you may want to note its original name "Meissen".

History of the Saxons should note that they were identified with the ancient Rauthingi, and took their later name from the type of shot-sword or "Sahs" that they carried.

You should mention the defeat of the Saxon kingdom by the Francs after the wars between those groups.

this page is a little confused in its narrative, and especially the tense usage. can we have some editing on it please?

Use of Saxon, Angle or Anglo-Saxon

There are pages for Anglo-Saxon, Angles and Saxons. There is some confusion, as there is in history. But lets make an effort to differentiate. I would like to suggest that Anglo-Saxon is used as the default case, unless there is a good reason to refer solely to Saxons or Angles. --Dumbo1 00:38, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

There is more than enough reason to have a seperate entry for the Saxon's here- the word Anglo-Saxon is connected to the Germanic people of Britain. The Saxon who remained on continental Europe played an important role in the history of their region. Anglo-Saxon refers to a different people. This article should be more concerned with the history of the Saxons in their original homeland, before and after some migrated to Britain. --212.82.166.162 10:13, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Large and powerful

I don't think "powerful" is a particularly useful term in this connection. I can see what is meant, because they "conquered" Britain, but they didn't really do it together, but rather piecemeal. They weren't united as such, but had a kinship of language and culture. Rome was a "powerful" empire, because it wielded power as a unit, but the Saxon people did not wield power as a unit, nor did they project power (or try to). Ben Nevis 09:01, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

mistake

They are first mentioned by the geographer Ptolemy as a people of southern Jutland and present-day Schleswig-Holstein

The map of Ptolemy is lose, the map of Ptolemy today is a reconstruction by a new coast line. Haabet 07:39, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]