Saxon (disambiguation)
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In English, the term Saxon (from French Saxon, from Proto-Germanic *sahsan, meaning 'knife') most typically denotes a member of the confederation of ancient Germanic peoples that invaded or migrated to Sub-Roman Britain, during the Late Antiquity period; and/or to their descendants. (See Völkerwanderung). It may also refer to a present-day inhabitant of any of the three states of Germany which bear the name Saxony [Sachsen]: Lower Saxony, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt.
Saxon may refer to:
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[edit] People
- Anglo-Saxons (fl. 400-1066), Germanic peoples, who migrated to Britain
- Transylvanian Saxons (1100-present), Germanic peoples, who settled in Transylvania
- Arthur Saxon, early twentieth century strongman
- John Saxon, two men
- James Saxon, three men
- Sky Saxon (died 2009), American musician
- Sassenach (Scottish Gaelic: Sasunnach), meaning Englishman or "Saxon"
- Kurt Saxon, wrote The Poor Man's James Bond.
[edit] Animals
- Saxon (horse), an American racehorse who won the 1874 Belmont Stakes
[edit] Language and culture
- Anglo-Saxon art, from the 5th to 11th centuries
- Anglo-Saxon literature, from the 5th to 11th centuries
- Old English, also known as the Anglo-Saxon language
- Old Saxon, also known as Old Low German
- Middle Low German, which was called Sassesch ('Saxon') by its speakers
- Low German, which also, if much more rarely, was called 'Saxon' by its speakers
- Saxon-English, use of Germanic-derived words in modern English
- History of Anglo-Saxon England, general history from the 5th to 11th centuries
[edit] Geography and places
- Germany
- Lower Saxony, one of the ancestral lands of the Saxons, in Northern Germany
- Saxony, in eastern Germany, related to the Saxon people or languages only by name
- Saxony-Anhalt, one of the ancestral lands of the Saxons, in Germany
- Saxony (wine region), in the Elbe valley
- Saxon Switzerland, mountainous climbing area and national park in Saxony, Germany
- Switzerland
- Saxon, Switzerland, district of Martigny, canton of Valais
- France
- Saxon-Sion, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of northeastern France
- United States
- Saxon, California, unincorporated community
- Saxon, Wisconsin, town
- Saxon (community), Wisconsin, unincorporated community
- Saxon Harbor, harbor in Wisconsin
[edit] Society and the social sciences
- Saxon (teaching method), for incremental learning of mathematics
[edit] Technology and applied sciences
- Saxon (automobile), produced from 1913 to 1923
- Saxon (firework), rapidly spinning, ground based pyrotechnic device
- Saxon (vehicle), British Army armoured personnel carrier
- Saxon XSLT, open-source XSLT and XQuery processor
- Anglo-Saxon architecture, from the 5th to 11th centuries
[edit] Music
- Saxon (band), British heavy metal band, formed in 1976
- Saxon (album), 1979 debut album by the band Saxon
- Saxon discography, list of recordings for the heavy metal band
- Saxon, a song by Chase & Status
- Saxon Studio International, London reggae soundsystem
- The Saxons, original name of Scottish pop band Bay City Rollers
[edit] Film
- Saxon (film), 2007 independent British film, by Greg Loftin
[edit] Fiction
- Harold Saxon, pseudonym of an enemy of Doctor Who
[edit] Sport
- England Saxons, current name of that country's "A" (second-level) men's national rugby union team
[edit] See also
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