The difference between the Saxons and the other Germanic peoples, even in the Middle Ages, was observed by historical writers. This article is largely compiled from such contemporary comment. It aims ...

in Saxon Switzerland National Park. We are nowhere near Switzerland; the national park lies in Germany’s east, near the Czech Republic border. The region’s name was coined by two Swiss artists in the ...

Great! Well let’s start at the beginning. The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was about 410 to 1066, and they originally came from Germany and Scandinavia. Some historians say they were driven from ...