In former times, Saxons were members of a West Germanic tribe. Some members of this tribe settled in Britain and were known as Anglo-Saxons
Something that is Saxon is related to or characteristic of the ancient Saxons, the Anglo-Saxons, or their descendants. a seventh-century Saxon church. a member of the race of people from northern Europe that came to live in England in the 5th century (Saxones ). Any member of a Germanic people who lived along the Baltic coast in ancient times and later migrated west as far as the British Isles. The Saxons became pirates in the North Sea during the decline of the Roman empire, and in the early 5th century they spread through northern Germany and along the coasts of Gaul and Britain. They fought Charlemagne (772-804) before being incorporated into the Frankish kingdom, and they settled Britain along with other Germanic invaders, including the Angles and the Jutes. Anglo Saxon art Anglo Saxon law Anglo Saxon literature Hiberno Saxon style Anglo Saxon
A member of an ancient northern Germanic tribe, that invaded England, together with Angles and Frisians about the year 600
{i} member of an ancient Germanic people who invaded and settled parts of Britain; Old English dialect used in areas settled by the Saxons; Englishman, British man; person of Anglo-Saxon descent
{s} English, British; of Anglo-Saxon descent; pertaining to the Saxons, pertaining to the ancient Germanic people who invaded and settled parts of Britain