Anglo-Saxons
confederation of Germanic tribes who started to inhabit parts of Great Britain from the 5th century onwards
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Summary
Anglo-Saxons is a historical ethnic group[1]. Anglo-Saxons ranks in the top 4% of historical ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,462 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Angles[3], Saxons[4]
- Location: Great Britain[5]
- Subclass of: Germanic people[6]
- Commons category: Anglo-Saxons[7]
- Start time: 500[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anglo-Saxon people[9]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:civilization=anglo-saxon[10]
- Described by source: Encyclopedic Lexicon[11], A History of Wales[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Kościelna encyclopedia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[21]
- Different from: Anglo-Saxons[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- P14541: 3PkbHc[24]
Why It Matters
Anglo-Saxons has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Anglo-Saxons is known by 122 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]