Why is English called English, and not Saxon? @leornendeealdenglisc
Why is English called English, and not Saxon?  @leornendeealdenglisc
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A third installment in this topic.

Sources mentioned:

Mees Bernard. The origin of the Saxons
March, F. A. Is there an Anglo-Saxon Language?
Ælfric’s life of King Oswald
Townsend, Matthew. “Contacts and Conflicts: Latin, Norse, and French”


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