Saxon (disambiguation)
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In English, the term Saxon
(from German Sachse) 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:
Switzerland
France
United States
Saxons
The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes originating on the North German plain. The Saxons earliest known area of settlement is Northern Albingia, an area approximately that of modern Holstein...
(from German Sachse) most typically denotes a member of the confederation of ancient Germanic peoples
Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group of Northern European origin, identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages which diversified out of Proto-Germanic during the Pre-Roman Iron Age.Originating about 1800 BCE from the Corded Ware Culture on the North...
that invaded or migrated to Sub-Roman Britain
Sub-Roman Britain
Sub-Roman Britain is a term derived from an archaeological label for the material culture of Britain in Late Antiquity: the term "Sub-Roman" was invented to describe the potsherds in sites of the 5th century and the 6th century, initially with an implication of decay of locally-made wares from a...
, during the Late Antiquity
Late Antiquity
Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the time of transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world. Precise boundaries for the period are a matter of debate, but noted historian of the period Peter Brown proposed...
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
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, and Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
.
Saxon may refer to:
People
- Anglo-SaxonsAnglo-SaxonsAnglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
(fl. 400-1066), Germanic peoples, who migrated to Britain - Transylvanian SaxonsTransylvanian SaxonsThe Transylvanian Saxons are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania from the 12th century onwards.The colonization of Transylvania by Germans was begun by King Géza II of Hungary . For decades, the main task of the German settlers was to defend the southeastern border of the...
(1100-present), Germanic peoples, who settled in Transylvania - Arthur SaxonArthur SaxonArthur Saxon , born Arthur Hennig and nicknamed "The Iron-Master", was a strongman and circus performer from the late 19th century into the early 20th century...
, early twentieth century strongman - John SaxonJohn SaxonJohn Saxon may refer to:* John Saxon , motion picture actor, specializing in action films* John Saxon , known for developing a new system of mathematics education...
, two men - James SaxonJames SaxonJames Saxon was a British character actor. He often played aristocrats or middle class characters.Having trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made a career on screen with leading parts in television series such as the BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair , the ITV comedy Brass , the brief...
, three men - Sky SaxonSky SaxonSky "Sunlight" Saxon was an American rock and roll musician who was best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles psychedelic garage rock band The Seeds.-Biography:...
(died 2009), American musician - SassenachSassenachSassenach is a word used chiefly by the Scots to designate an Englishman. It derives from the Scottish Gaelic Sasunnach meaning, originally, "Saxon", from the Latin "Saxones"; it was also formerly applied by Highlanders to Lowlanders. As employed by Scots or Scottish English-speakers today it is...
(: Sasunnach), meaning Englishman or "Saxon" - Kurt SaxonKurt SaxonKurt Saxon, born Donald Eugene Sisco on March 6, 1932, is a survivalist and the author of The Poor Man's James Bond, a series of books on improvised weapons and munitions.-History:...
, wrote The Poor Man's James BondThe Poor Man's James BondThe Poor Man's James Bond is a four book series originally intended for the survivalist-minded, compiled by Kurt Saxon. They were marketed toward the survivalist movement of the 1970s and 1980s, and as a counterpoint to The Anarchist Cookbook which Saxon claimed contained inaccurate information...
.
Language and culture
- Anglo-Saxon artAnglo-Saxon artAnglo-Saxon art covers art produced within the Anglo-Saxon period of English history, beginning with the Migration period style that the Anglo-Saxons brought with them from the continent in the 5th century, and ending in 1066 with the Norman Conquest of a large Anglo-Saxon nation-state whose...
, from the 5th to 11th centuries - Anglo-Saxon literatureAnglo-Saxon literatureOld English literature encompasses literature written in Old English in Anglo-Saxon England, in the period from the 7th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles, and others...
, from the 5th to 11th centuries - Old English, also known as the Anglo-Saxon language
- Old SaxonOld SaxonOld Saxon, also known as Old Low German, is the earliest recorded form of Low German, documented from the 8th century until the 12th century, when it evolved into Middle Low German. It was spoken on the north-west coast of Germany and in the Netherlands by Saxon peoples...
, also known as Old Low German - Saxon-English, use of Germanic-derived words in modern English
- History of Anglo-Saxon EnglandHistory of Anglo-Saxon EnglandAnglo-Saxon England refers to the period of the history of that part of Britain, that became known as England, lasting from the end of Roman occupation and establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th century until the Norman conquest of England in 1066 by William the Conqueror...
, general history from the 5th to 11th centuries
Geography and places
Germany- Lower SaxonyLower SaxonyLower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, one of the ancestral lands of the Saxons, in Northern Germany - SaxonySaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, one of the ancestral lands of the Saxons, in eastern Germany - Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, one of the ancestral lands of the Saxons, in Germany - Saxony (wine region)Saxony (wine region)Saxony is a region for quality wine in Germany located in the German federal state of Saxony. The region is sometimes referred to colloquially as the Elbtal . The wine region covers , which makes it Germany's third smallest region, just ahead of Mittelrhein and Hessische Bergstraße in size...
, in the Elbe valley - Saxon SwitzerlandSaxon SwitzerlandSaxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains....
, mountainous climbing area and national park in Saxony, Germany
Switzerland
- Saxon, SwitzerlandSaxon, SwitzerlandSaxon is a municipality, in the district of Martigny, in the canton of Valais, in Switzerland.-Geography:Saxon has an area, , of . Of this area, 31.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.6% is forested...
, district of Martigny, canton of Valais
France
- Saxon-SionSaxon-SionSaxon-Sion is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. In it are located the villages of Saxon and Sion....
, commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of northeastern France
United States
- Saxon, CaliforniaSaxon, CaliforniaSaxon is an unincorporated community in Yolo County, California. It is located on the Sacramento Northern Railroad west-northwest of Clarksburg, at an elevation of 23 feet .-References:...
, unincorporated community - Saxon, WisconsinSaxon, WisconsinSaxon is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 350 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Saxon is located in the town.-Culture:Each August, Saxon hosts the Iron County fair....
, town - Saxon (community), Wisconsin, unincorporated community
- Saxon HarborSaxon HarborSaxon Harbor is located on Lake Superior's Oronto Bay in Iron County, Wisconsin, USA. The harbor, adjacent to Oronto Creek, is a part of a county park that includes deep sea fishing, camping and a sandy beach stretching for four miles westward...
, harbor in Wisconsin
Society and the social sciences
- Saxon (teaching method)Saxon (teaching method)Saxon math, developed by John Saxon, is a teaching method for incremental learning of mathematics. It involves teaching a new mathematical concept every day and constantly reviewing old concepts. Early editions were deprecated for providing very few opportunities to practice the new material...
, for incremental learning of mathematics
Technology and applied sciences
- Saxon (automobile)Saxon (automobile)The Saxon was an automobile produced by the Saxon Motor Car Company, from 1913 to 1923. The company was based in Detroit and then Ypsilanti, Michigan....
, produced from 1913 to 1923 - Saxon (firework)Saxon (firework)The saxon is a rapidly spinning ground based firework that is basic in design and construction.There are slight variations but typically the saxon consists of two tubes which are filled with composition and have a clay plug at the end. They are joined in the centre by wooden dowel and pivot at...
, rapidly spinning, ground based pyrotechnic device - Saxon (vehicle)Saxon (vehicle)The Saxon is an armoured personnel carrier used by the British Army and supplied in small numbers to various overseas organisations. It was developed by GKN Sankey, from earlier projects, AT 100 IS and AT104, and is due to be replaced by the Future Rapid Effect System.-Design:The Saxon was intended...
, British Army armoured personnel carrier - Saxon XSLTSaxon XSLTSaxon is an XSLT and XQuery processor created by Michael Kay. There are open-source and also closed-source commercial versions. Versions exist for Java and .NET.The current version, as of December 2010, is 9.3.- Versions :...
, open-source XSLT and XQuery processor - Anglo-Saxon architectureAnglo-Saxon architectureAnglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England, and parts of Wales, from the mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. Anglo-Saxon secular buildings in Britain were generally simple, constructed mainly using timber with thatch for roofing...
, from the 5th to 11th centuries
Music
- Saxon (band)Saxon (band)Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
, British heavy metal band, formed in 1976- Saxon (album)Saxon (album)Saxon is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon released in 1979 .-Track listing:Bonus tracks on 2009 remastered album-Personnel:*Biff Byford - vocals*Graham Oliver - guitar*Paul Quinn - guitar...
, 1979 debut album by the band Saxon - Saxon discographySaxon discographyThe following is a comprehensive discography of Saxon, an English heavy metal band.-Studio albums:-Live albums:*The Eagle Has Landed - #5 UK, Certified as Silver by BPI)*Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies *Greatest Hits Live...
, list of recordings for the heavy metal band
- Saxon (album)
- Saxon, a song by Chase & StatusChase & StatusChase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.-2003-2005:...
- Saxon Studio InternationalSaxon Studio InternationalSaxon Studio International is one of the best known London reggae soundsystems. It is notable for being the first UK soundsystem to win an international competition and also being where three artists who went on to achieve UK Top Forty hits first came to prominence.Saxon Studio International began...
, London reggae soundsystem - The Saxons, original name of Scottish pop band Bay City RollersBay City RollersThe Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at...
Fiction
- Harold Saxon, pseudonym of an enemy of Doctor Who
Sport
- England SaxonsEngland SaxonsEngland Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
, current name of that country's "A" (second-level) men's national rugby union team