The settlement of Great Britain by diverse Germanic peoples led to the development of a new Anglo-Saxon cultural identity and shared Germanic language, Old English, which was most closely related to Old Frisian on … 展开

A traditional semi-mythical account of the origins of English kingdoms was supplied by Bede and the still later Historia Brittonum. These accounts add many details to Gildas based upon unknown sources. These are however considered doubtful by modern … 展开

Archaeologists seeking to understand evidence for migration and/or acculturation must first get to grips with early Anglo-Saxon archaeology as an "Archaeology of Identity". Guarding against considering one aspect of archaeology in isolation, this concept ensures that … 展开

Although it involved immigrant communities from northern Europe, the culture of the Anglo-Saxons was not transplanted from there, … 展开

There are very few historical records from Britain in the 5th or 6th centuries which can help historians to understand the settlements of the Anglo-Saxons. The Chronica Gallica was probably written in south-eastern Gaul and only contains snippets of information. … 展开

Explaining linguistic change, and particularly the rise of Old English, is crucial in any account of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. According to Higham, the adoption of the … 展开

Researchers have employed various forms of molecular evidence to investigate the relative importance of immigration, the acculturation of natives … 展开