- 2 Possible mention in Ptolemy (2nd century AD). 3 Late Roman period (3rd-6th century AD). 4 Saxons in Germany during the Merovingian period.
- The Saxons mostly settled in areas that became known as the kingdoms of the East Saxons, the South Saxons, and the West Saxons.
- Some of their Frankish successors fought against the Saxons, others were allied with them; Chlothar II won a decisive victory against the Saxons.
- The Saxons were a Germanic people of the region north of the Elbe River stretching from Holstein (in modern-day Germany) to the North Sea.
- Day-to-day life may have been boring, smelly, and violent, but fun fact — the Anglo-Saxons could sometimes be riddle-loving funsters!
- However, Alfred the Great, who was himself a Saxon (son of Isaac) traced his genealogy right back to "Sem" (or Shem) and on back to Adam.
- During the 5th century CE the Saxons spread rapidly through north Germany and along the coasts of Gaul and Britain. Learn more about Saxons in this article.
- The first mention of Saxons settling in Britain comes from around 440 AD. It is believed Saxons first inhabited present-day northern Germany in 555 AD.
- The label "Saxons" (in Romanian: Sași) also became attached to German settlers who migrated during the 13th century to southeastern Transylvania.
- The medieval Saxons were a Germanic people who greatly influenced the Early Middle Ages. Their legacy, however, is hard to pin down.