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A Long and Illustrious History › Early Britain
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
- Vikings who invaded Britain from Scandinavia
- Norman knights who conquered England in 1066
- Germanic peoples who settled in Britain after the Romans left
- Celtic tribes who lived in Britain before the Romans
Why this is the correct answer
After the Romans withdrew from Britain in the early 5th century, various Germanic peoples, including the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, migrated from continental Europe and settled across much of the island. Their language and culture formed the basis of what we now call Old English.