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Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading tribes in the south and east of Great Britain from the early 5th century AD to the Norman conquest of 1066.[1] The Benedictine monk, Bede, identified them as the descendants of three Germanic tribes [2] They spoke closely related Germanic dialects. Place names seem to show that smaller numbers of some other Germanic tribes came over Frisians at Fresham, Freston, and Friston; Flemings at Flempton and Flimby; Swabians at Swaffham; perhaps Franks at Frankton and Frankley. The subject of the unity of England is an intensively debated topic in the study of Anglo-Saxon history. It is debated whether efforts at unity lay with the earlier kings such as Offa of Mercia (reigned 757-796) and Alfred the Great (reigned 871–899) or with the later kings such as Ethelred the Unready (reigned 978-1016). The current paradigm of historical thought places particular importance on the reign of king Athelstan (reigned 924-937) whose reign is noted for his successes in expanding and maintaining the political and territorial unity created by his grandfather, Alfred the Great, receiving the submissions of the various sub-kings of Britain, and the reclaiming of northern Britain from the Scandinavians. However it has been pointed out that the last Norwegian king, Eric Bloodaxe, was not expelled from York until 954 by king Edred (reigned 946-955). The debate continues. The term "Anglo-Saxon" is from Latin writings going back to the time of King Alfred the Great, who seems to have frequently used the title rex Anglorum Saxonum or rex Angul-Saxonum (king of the Angles and Saxons). [5]
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