Saracen (disambiguation)

Saracen is a European medieval term for Muslims, adopted from Latin.

For similar-sounding archeological term for a kind of a neolithic monumental stone see sarsen.

Saracen or Saracens may also refer to any of the following:

History

• Bedouin Saracens, a nomadic warlike population ruled in the fourth century AD by Mavia

Sport

• Saracens F.C., a professional rugby union team based in St Albans, England
• Cheltenham Saracens F.C., a football club based in Cheltenham, England
• Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League[1]

Transport

• HMS Saracen, the name of six ships of the Royal Navy
• Saracen APC, a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British, Commonwealth and other armies, as well as certain police forces.

Literature

• The Saracen, a two-part novel by Robert Shea
• The History of the Saracens by Simon Ockley

Entertainment

• The Saracen (opera), a 1899 opera by César Cui
• Saracen (TV series), a 1989 ITV action drama about a private security firm of that name
• The Saracens (gang), a gang in "The Warriors" movie and game
• Matt Saracen, a fictional character from the American television series Friday Night Lights

Architecture

• Indo-Saracenic, a style of architecture used by British architects in the late 19th century in India
• Saracen's Head, the name usually given to a group of late medieval buildings in Kings Norton, Birmingham

Businesses

• Saracen Cycles, formally an independent British bicycle manufacturer now a sub brand of Madison, the UK's largest cycle company.

See also

• Sarrazin (disambiguation)