Saxons Discussion

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In the darkest days of the Roman Empire, a barbarian horde rose with villages stretching across the North Sea terrorizing both sides of the English Channel. The Saxons were warrior kings who lived for glory and gold. It is said in the 5th century, the British Warlord Vortigern sought help to fight the Picts and the Scots. The Saxon mercenaries led by Hengest and Horsa arrived on the scene. When they were not paid they began to invade the entire island, especially with flooding and coastal changes washing away their homeland forcing mass migrations. The southern coast kingdoms of Essex, Wessex and Sussex were settled by the Saxons. The word Saxon derives from the single-edged sword they would often yield in combat - the seax. The origins of the Saxons themselves remains a mystery - however they had migrated from the North Sea coast of northern Germania - the location of the German state of Lower Saxony.