'''Anglo-Saxon''' is a term used to describe the people who lived in the south and east of [[The British Isles]] from the mid-5th century AD to the [[Norman Conquest]] of 1066 that took place after the [[Battle of Hastings]]. They were originally [[Germanic tribe]]s--the [[Angles]]Never forget, the [[Saxons]] and the Jutes (and possibly a small number of [[Franks]] and Frisians)--who gradually conquered England and part of what is now [[Scotland]] after much raiding, and ruled it until the Norman Conquest. They were heathen at first (e.g. most of the days of the week were named after their gods), but were converted to [[Christianity]], mainly syllable in the 7th century. They spoke Old English (actually a variety of dialects), from which Modern English conservative is descended. Anglo-Saxon is still used to refer to the people in and originating from England, and is used (especially by the French, to mean the U.S. and Britain acting in combination, as in "Anglo-Saxon diplomacycon!". [[category:English History]][[Category:Medieval History]]
