Were the anglo saxons the same as vikings? What were some weapons in the Anglo Saxon Period in Britain?
Q. were the anglo saxons the same things as vikings? what were weapons of the time?
Asked by DuckyMan - Tue Feb 10 13:46:45 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Question A: No. The Anglo-Saxons were the decendents of the three tribes of Germanic immigrants (the Jutes, the Angles, and the Saxons) to the island of Britain in the 5th century. The "Anglii" were first mentioned by name by the Roman historian Tacitus in his book "Germania" written in AD 98. The term "vikings" on the other hand describes pirates/raiders from a number of Scandinavian people groups, primarily the Norse, Danes, Swedes and Ruser. The first difference is one is a tribe and the other is a job description. Secondly, the Anglo-Saxons of the 8th and 9th centuries were Christians - and proud ones at that. The Vikings were emphatically not. In fact, in the early years they raided monestaries on purpose to essentially thumb… [cont.]
Answered by Elise K - Tue Feb 10 15:29:52 2009
Q. were the anglo saxons the same things as vikings? what were weapons of the time?
Asked by DuckyMan - Tue Feb 10 13:46:45 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Question A: No. The Anglo-Saxons were the decendents of the three tribes of Germanic immigrants (the Jutes, the Angles, and the Saxons) to the island of Britain in the 5th century. The "Anglii" were first mentioned by name by the Roman historian Tacitus in his book "Germania" written in AD 98. The term "vikings" on the other hand describes pirates/raiders from a number of Scandinavian people groups, primarily the Norse, Danes, Swedes and Ruser. The first difference is one is a tribe and the other is a job description. Secondly, the Anglo-Saxons of the 8th and 9th centuries were Christians - and proud ones at that. The Vikings were emphatically not. In fact, in the early years they raided monestaries on purpose to essentially thumb… [cont.]
Answered by Elise K - Tue Feb 10 15:29:52 2009
what were two of the adoption of christianity in anglo-saxon britain?
Q. what were two of the adoption of christianity in anglo-saxon britain?
Asked by darediazim - Sat Feb 14 20:31:20 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your question is very unclear. What do you want to know about the adoption of Christianity? Reasons for it? Effects? Causes? Two most important persons involved?
Answered by Naz F - Sun Feb 15 00:44:34 2009
Q. what were two of the adoption of christianity in anglo-saxon britain?
Asked by darediazim - Sat Feb 14 20:31:20 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your question is very unclear. What do you want to know about the adoption of Christianity? Reasons for it? Effects? Causes? Two most important persons involved?
Answered by Naz F - Sun Feb 15 00:44:34 2009
what is a fort? did forts exist in anglo-saxon britain?
Q. and was it rich people that owned them? please help. x
Asked by mise-eire - Thu Aug 6 19:46:33 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. why do you care, this isn't 18th century britain
Answered by Karlrein S - Thu Aug 6 19:49:01 2009
Q. and was it rich people that owned them? please help. x
Asked by mise-eire - Thu Aug 6 19:46:33 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. why do you care, this isn't 18th century britain
Answered by Karlrein S - Thu Aug 6 19:49:01 2009
685,bloody rain,Britain,The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle "accurate" of the year?
Q. '' The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ' can found here: wrote that on the year 685 'This year there was in Britain a bloody rain, and milk and butter were turned to blood.' I don't know if any one read this part of this book. be live it or not. but i am searching about the accurate of the year that this happen. is the book accurate in its documented years? in the original copy and the transelated one. and please if you have any other sources or this event tell me about. is the valcon original historical known 'seen on past'or it is only the analysis & explanation and then may the milk turn to blood may the reflected of the atmosphere. whanever this is right explan or not you give me the range (684 to 689) thank :) any other explantion ,event… [cont.]
Asked by hdoiy27 - Mon May 18 12:37:49 2009 - - 2 Answers - 2 Comments
A. In 685 AD both the volcanos Vesuvius and Etna were very active. The "bloody rain" described in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles was most likely coloured by the volcanic dust thrown into the air by the volcanic activity in the Mediterranean. Have a look at the explanation on this site which contains details of unusual weather and climate conditions You can read about a similar rain of volcanic ash following the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980 at this site: Also, try reading the section on "Possible causes for the red rain" at this site: You can see that coloured rain is not particularly unusual and has different causes at different times (none of which are apocalyptic warnings!).
Answered by Tregeagle - Mon May 18 12:56:01 2009
Q. '' The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ' can found here: wrote that on the year 685 'This year there was in Britain a bloody rain, and milk and butter were turned to blood.' I don't know if any one read this part of this book. be live it or not. but i am searching about the accurate of the year that this happen. is the book accurate in its documented years? in the original copy and the transelated one. and please if you have any other sources or this event tell me about. is the valcon original historical known 'seen on past'or it is only the analysis & explanation and then may the milk turn to blood may the reflected of the atmosphere. whanever this is right explan or not you give me the range (684 to 689) thank :) any other explantion ,event… [cont.]
Asked by hdoiy27 - Mon May 18 12:37:49 2009 - - 2 Answers - 2 Comments
A. In 685 AD both the volcanos Vesuvius and Etna were very active. The "bloody rain" described in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles was most likely coloured by the volcanic dust thrown into the air by the volcanic activity in the Mediterranean. Have a look at the explanation on this site which contains details of unusual weather and climate conditions You can read about a similar rain of volcanic ash following the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980 at this site: Also, try reading the section on "Possible causes for the red rain" at this site: You can see that coloured rain is not particularly unusual and has different causes at different times (none of which are apocalyptic warnings!).
Answered by Tregeagle - Mon May 18 12:56:01 2009
Will the Anglo Saxon treasure recently discovered encourage even more illegal immigration?
Q. It may spread like wildfire throughout the Asian subcontinent and Africa: "English fields are full of gold" Nick, You have not understood my profile.
Asked by Mike Indigenous British - Fri Sep 25 15:22:08 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I think I had better start patrolling the borders of my garden lol. They seem to think that they can get money for nothing in this country so it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.
Answered by Joan K - Fri Sep 25 17:31:24 2009
Q. It may spread like wildfire throughout the Asian subcontinent and Africa: "English fields are full of gold" Nick, You have not understood my profile.
Asked by Mike Indigenous British - Fri Sep 25 15:22:08 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I think I had better start patrolling the borders of my garden lol. They seem to think that they can get money for nothing in this country so it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.
Answered by Joan K - Fri Sep 25 17:31:24 2009
Did the Britons and other Celts of Britain back in the 11th and 12th centuries take Anglo-Saxon surnames?
Q. When the Normans created surnames in Britain, did the Britons and other Celts take Anglo-Saxon surnames? I'm trying to guess whether my ancestors were Anglo-Saxon or Britons.
Asked by mouthbreather77 - Sat Oct 28 14:13:33 2006 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments
A. First of all the Normans are (were) not Anglo-Saxon. The Anglo, Saxon, and Jute invasions predate the Norman invasion by approximately 500 years. The term "Anglo-Saxon" denotes a Germanic heritage, while the Normans were Vikings who settled in what is Northern France today. The Normans spoke "French", and when they invaded England, their language greatly influenced the English we speak today. In fact 85% of English vocabulary comes to us from the French speaking Normans. Concerning your question about the Celts; the reality is that when the Germanic tribes invaded what is England today, they conducted genocide on the native Celts and almost totally decimated their populations. Only a few Celtic communities survived the slaughter in… [cont.]
Answered by stupidity_of_pride - Sat Oct 28 19:13:33 2006
Q. When the Normans created surnames in Britain, did the Britons and other Celts take Anglo-Saxon surnames? I'm trying to guess whether my ancestors were Anglo-Saxon or Britons.
Asked by mouthbreather77 - Sat Oct 28 14:13:33 2006 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments
A. First of all the Normans are (were) not Anglo-Saxon. The Anglo, Saxon, and Jute invasions predate the Norman invasion by approximately 500 years. The term "Anglo-Saxon" denotes a Germanic heritage, while the Normans were Vikings who settled in what is Northern France today. The Normans spoke "French", and when they invaded England, their language greatly influenced the English we speak today. In fact 85% of English vocabulary comes to us from the French speaking Normans. Concerning your question about the Celts; the reality is that when the Germanic tribes invaded what is England today, they conducted genocide on the native Celts and almost totally decimated their populations. Only a few Celtic communities survived the slaughter in… [cont.]
Answered by stupidity_of_pride - Sat Oct 28 19:13:33 2006
Is Anglo Saxon Bolshevism good For Great Britain, Australia, The US and Canada?
Q. We are the descendants of the Greeks, the Romans, The Egyptians, the Celts, The Gauls, The Galatians - but Germanic tribes make up no more than 10% of our populations, since the 2nd century CE.
Asked by bill_crany - Sat May 23 10:32:07 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You appear to be off your medication, please go and see a doctor as soon as possible.
Answered by D S - Sat May 23 14:00:03 2009
Q. We are the descendants of the Greeks, the Romans, The Egyptians, the Celts, The Gauls, The Galatians - but Germanic tribes make up no more than 10% of our populations, since the 2nd century CE.
Asked by bill_crany - Sat May 23 10:32:07 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You appear to be off your medication, please go and see a doctor as soon as possible.
Answered by D S - Sat May 23 14:00:03 2009
Is it really it rained blood in Britain in 685 as written in the Anglo-Saxon Cronicle?
Q. Is it really it rained blood in Britain in 685 as written in the Anglo-Saxon Cronicle?
Asked by Eng Doori - Sat Feb 2 12:03:05 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There is no way to prove that it didn't
Answered by gk - Tue Feb 5 16:20:22 2008
Q. Is it really it rained blood in Britain in 685 as written in the Anglo-Saxon Cronicle?
Asked by Eng Doori - Sat Feb 2 12:03:05 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There is no way to prove that it didn't
Answered by gk - Tue Feb 5 16:20:22 2008
how did anglo saxons rule britain?
Q. how did anglo saxons rule britain
Asked by mathew R - Tue Nov 3 16:16:27 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. theres actual scientific evidence backing up the theory that the anglo-saxons commited genocide and wiped out most of the celtic population... so thats how they took over England (not all of britain). ___ they ruled through their political system which was quite advanced for its time, it was the "shire system"(i think it was called that, but it definitely was about shires).
Answered by __A_YAHOO_USER__ - Tue Nov 3 16:27:04 2009
Q. how did anglo saxons rule britain
Asked by mathew R - Tue Nov 3 16:16:27 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. theres actual scientific evidence backing up the theory that the anglo-saxons commited genocide and wiped out most of the celtic population... so thats how they took over England (not all of britain). ___ they ruled through their political system which was quite advanced for its time, it was the "shire system"(i think it was called that, but it definitely was about shires).
Answered by __A_YAHOO_USER__ - Tue Nov 3 16:27:04 2009
the anglo saxons gave britain 2 major things.?
Q. language and what else!? omg...i knew this earlier today and i completely forgot. thank you genius! but did they do anythign for religion?
Asked by Julissa S - Tue Aug 18 23:09:01 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The name England comes from Land of the Angles. The Anglo-Saxons also laid the foundations for English common law. My memory is kind of fuzzy on exactly how it happened, but before England was united, several kingdoms were fighting for dominance. One of the kings I believe married a French princess who brought a priest with her and demanded that the king by converted. This king eventually beat out the others and Christianity was spread. This became a Celtic type of Christianity that disagreed with orthodox Roman Catholic on certain small aspects. The only one I remember was the date of Easter. With the arrival of the Normans in 1066, those who stuck with the Celtic version were forced to flee to Ireland and Scotland as the Normans… [cont.]
Answered by genius - Tue Aug 18 23:27:52 2009
Q. language and what else!? omg...i knew this earlier today and i completely forgot. thank you genius! but did they do anythign for religion?
Asked by Julissa S - Tue Aug 18 23:09:01 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The name England comes from Land of the Angles. The Anglo-Saxons also laid the foundations for English common law. My memory is kind of fuzzy on exactly how it happened, but before England was united, several kingdoms were fighting for dominance. One of the kings I believe married a French princess who brought a priest with her and demanded that the king by converted. This king eventually beat out the others and Christianity was spread. This became a Celtic type of Christianity that disagreed with orthodox Roman Catholic on certain small aspects. The only one I remember was the date of Easter. With the arrival of the Normans in 1066, those who stuck with the Celtic version were forced to flee to Ireland and Scotland as the Normans… [cont.]
Answered by genius - Tue Aug 18 23:27:52 2009
what did the original inhabitants look like in Great Britain before the Anglo Saxons killed them all?
Q. what did the original inhabitants look like in Great Britain before the Anglo Saxons killed them all?
Asked by Ewok - Tue Jul 14 08:50:46 2009 - - 6 Answers - 2 Comments
A. The original inhabitants were there before the Romans, and the Romans were there before the Angles and Saxons (and Jutes and Danes and Normans). Nobody killed them all ... but the wild tribes were driven into remote places in England proper. They continued to live freely all over Wales, Scotland and Ireland until they finally were absorbed by intermixing with peoples from all the various invaders. They were the Britons, the Welsh, the Scots and the Picts, and most of them had dark hair (according to the Romans). Otherwise they probably looked remarkably like you and me. Their gene pool originated with a mutation in the time of the Younger Dryas event, a mini ice-age which ended approximately 10,500 years ago. During that time a group… [cont.]
Answered by Mark S - Tue Jul 14 09:45:12 2009
Q. what did the original inhabitants look like in Great Britain before the Anglo Saxons killed them all?
Asked by Ewok - Tue Jul 14 08:50:46 2009 - - 6 Answers - 2 Comments
A. The original inhabitants were there before the Romans, and the Romans were there before the Angles and Saxons (and Jutes and Danes and Normans). Nobody killed them all ... but the wild tribes were driven into remote places in England proper. They continued to live freely all over Wales, Scotland and Ireland until they finally were absorbed by intermixing with peoples from all the various invaders. They were the Britons, the Welsh, the Scots and the Picts, and most of them had dark hair (according to the Romans). Otherwise they probably looked remarkably like you and me. Their gene pool originated with a mutation in the time of the Younger Dryas event, a mini ice-age which ended approximately 10,500 years ago. During that time a group… [cont.]
Answered by Mark S - Tue Jul 14 09:45:12 2009
Who were the Anglo-Saxon and why did they like the epic Beowulf?
Q. It happened around ( A.D. 449-1485); The epic Beowulf; The conquest of Britain; The coming of Christianity; Anglo-Saxon Literature; Anglo-Saxon Poetry and Prose
Asked by 2Sexy4Real - Sat Oct 14 21:17:32 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. First, you'll need to pin down the date of Beowulf more specifically -- you've listed a full millennium there, and if you do that in a paper (I assume this is for a paper of some sort?) you'll get crucified. We have pinned down the date of Beowulf's composition much more specifically than that. Second, we don't know, really, how popular Beowulf was in its day. We have it because the text survived. Other great poems -- perhaps better ones -- have not survived. (For a short Anglo-Saxon poem that illustrates the survival issue nicely, take a look at "The Ruin," which, ironically, was marred terribly. We still don't have a complete text for it.) However, we can guess that Beowulf might have been popular. It is an epic, like the Greek Iliad… [cont.]
Answered by Graythebruce - Sat Oct 14 21:35:33 2006
Q. It happened around ( A.D. 449-1485); The epic Beowulf; The conquest of Britain; The coming of Christianity; Anglo-Saxon Literature; Anglo-Saxon Poetry and Prose
Asked by 2Sexy4Real - Sat Oct 14 21:17:32 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. First, you'll need to pin down the date of Beowulf more specifically -- you've listed a full millennium there, and if you do that in a paper (I assume this is for a paper of some sort?) you'll get crucified. We have pinned down the date of Beowulf's composition much more specifically than that. Second, we don't know, really, how popular Beowulf was in its day. We have it because the text survived. Other great poems -- perhaps better ones -- have not survived. (For a short Anglo-Saxon poem that illustrates the survival issue nicely, take a look at "The Ruin," which, ironically, was marred terribly. We still don't have a complete text for it.) However, we can guess that Beowulf might have been popular. It is an epic, like the Greek Iliad… [cont.]
Answered by Graythebruce - Sat Oct 14 21:35:33 2006
In Britain did celts marry romans, and anglo saxons marry celts and vikings prior the norman conquest?
Q. Or is there no information? I know children were probably born out of rape between these tribes
Asked by bonzo - Tue Nov 10 09:03:04 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. If there is one constant in history, it is that two different tribes intermarry, and if there is no wedding cake or fancy ring, there usually is an offspring. However, if you read the article I made a link to, you'll see that genetically speaking, despite the numerous invasions and instances of intermarriage, the English are very similar to who they were BEFORE the Celts came, that is as the glaciers melted and people from the Iberian peninsula became the first humans in England. As for intermarriage, of course it did happen. Not to the extent of the Spanish in the new world, but it did happen. I know for a fact that Roman soldiers stationed in London or own Hadrians Wall would stay there for decades, and more than a few started… [cont.]
Answered by Tearz 4 Fearz-4 LYFE - Tue Nov 10 10:25:28 2009
Q. Or is there no information? I know children were probably born out of rape between these tribes
Asked by bonzo - Tue Nov 10 09:03:04 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. If there is one constant in history, it is that two different tribes intermarry, and if there is no wedding cake or fancy ring, there usually is an offspring. However, if you read the article I made a link to, you'll see that genetically speaking, despite the numerous invasions and instances of intermarriage, the English are very similar to who they were BEFORE the Celts came, that is as the glaciers melted and people from the Iberian peninsula became the first humans in England. As for intermarriage, of course it did happen. Not to the extent of the Spanish in the new world, but it did happen. I know for a fact that Roman soldiers stationed in London or own Hadrians Wall would stay there for decades, and more than a few started… [cont.]
Answered by Tearz 4 Fearz-4 LYFE - Tue Nov 10 10:25:28 2009
influence of Anglo Saxon to Britains language and literature?
Q. what influence did the Saxons have on Great Britain in the aspects of Language and literature
Asked by brandon - Mon Aug 17 22:30:32 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. THey brought a new Angle to it. HAR HAR
Answered by J&C H - Mon Aug 17 22:36:53 2009
Q. what influence did the Saxons have on Great Britain in the aspects of Language and literature
Asked by brandon - Mon Aug 17 22:30:32 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. THey brought a new Angle to it. HAR HAR
Answered by J&C H - Mon Aug 17 22:36:53 2009
What the Hell is or was The Anglo-Saxon? Was it a person or a Time or a culture?
Q. I'm doing a report on the Anglo Saxon. I Have no idea what it is. I know they like invaded Britain or something... but why? and what happened to them? I basically would like a History Lesson about the Anglo Saxons. As if i am a 6 year old. I have no idea what they even are! a time? or a person? culture? HELP ME!
Asked by Austin - Tue Jan 12 14:43:55 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The isle of Britannia has been invaded time after time. The Celts, the Angles, the Saxons, the Normans all took over the whole place at different times. The Danes, Romans, Picts spiced things up in between. Anglo-Saxon is a designation after the fact. In 1066, the Normans invaded and defeated Harold, who had just beaten back his brother and the Danes in the North. The Normans installed themselves everywhere, and the defeated Saxons were later glamorized by Walter Scott and others as the bedrock of the nation. The tax rolls which William the Conqueror created are the biggest reason we can distinguish the Saxons.
Answered by nowaynohow - Tue Jan 12 14:59:01 2010
Q. I'm doing a report on the Anglo Saxon. I Have no idea what it is. I know they like invaded Britain or something... but why? and what happened to them? I basically would like a History Lesson about the Anglo Saxons. As if i am a 6 year old. I have no idea what they even are! a time? or a person? culture? HELP ME!
Asked by Austin - Tue Jan 12 14:43:55 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The isle of Britannia has been invaded time after time. The Celts, the Angles, the Saxons, the Normans all took over the whole place at different times. The Danes, Romans, Picts spiced things up in between. Anglo-Saxon is a designation after the fact. In 1066, the Normans invaded and defeated Harold, who had just beaten back his brother and the Danes in the North. The Normans installed themselves everywhere, and the defeated Saxons were later glamorized by Walter Scott and others as the bedrock of the nation. The tax rolls which William the Conqueror created are the biggest reason we can distinguish the Saxons.
Answered by nowaynohow - Tue Jan 12 14:59:01 2010
Why are the Palestinians paying for the Catholic Anglo Saxon Genocide of Jews?
Q. Why aren't the Jewish cowards attacking America and Britain who turned a blind eye to the killing of some Jews during 1939-45.
Asked by Blessed - Thu Jan 1 17:34:38 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Because Jews received a free land as a compensation from Britain and endless American tax dollars supporting Jews in Israel. There is no money in attacking those who are responsible for their fathers' deaths.
Answered by Alltheprayers - Thu Jan 1 17:46:47 2009
Q. Why aren't the Jewish cowards attacking America and Britain who turned a blind eye to the killing of some Jews during 1939-45.
Asked by Blessed - Thu Jan 1 17:34:38 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Because Jews received a free land as a compensation from Britain and endless American tax dollars supporting Jews in Israel. There is no money in attacking those who are responsible for their fathers' deaths.
Answered by Alltheprayers - Thu Jan 1 17:46:47 2009
What is wrong with Anglo-Saxon Culture?
Q. It has changed the World. It is the culture of Commerce and Trade. It launched the Worlds language, English. It has given us Shakespeare, Dalton, Queen Anne, Queen Elisabeth, Queen Mary, King Edward, King George, and King Charles, Churchill, Wilson, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown. It has given us the World's Greatest Sport, Football. The British are the closest to us when it comes to defending the World from Despotic rulers. Britain is our Right Hand Man. Now let me enjoy my Pint of Bass and Sheppard s Pie and listen to the Rolling Stones. God Save The Queen!
Asked by stonehudson2002 - Sat Aug 30 18:17:30 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Nothing at all, it seems that you answered your own question, enjoy your Pint and Sheppard's Pie LOL
Answered by Covlass - Sat Aug 30 18:31:12 2008
Q. It has changed the World. It is the culture of Commerce and Trade. It launched the Worlds language, English. It has given us Shakespeare, Dalton, Queen Anne, Queen Elisabeth, Queen Mary, King Edward, King George, and King Charles, Churchill, Wilson, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown. It has given us the World's Greatest Sport, Football. The British are the closest to us when it comes to defending the World from Despotic rulers. Britain is our Right Hand Man. Now let me enjoy my Pint of Bass and Sheppard s Pie and listen to the Rolling Stones. God Save The Queen!
Asked by stonehudson2002 - Sat Aug 30 18:17:30 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Nothing at all, it seems that you answered your own question, enjoy your Pint and Sheppard's Pie LOL
Answered by Covlass - Sat Aug 30 18:31:12 2008
is wilson an anglo saxon surname???
Q. i was thinking that that the surbame wilson could come from the anglo saxons because around that time there was a mass immigration to britain. can anybody help me im a confused teenage :s i want 2 know where my family came from thnx
Asked by samourai - Tue Sep 2 11:25:21 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. My surname is also Wilson, so I looked it up. According to wikipedia: Wilson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. It literally means "son of Wil" (William, an Old German name). It is the eighth most common surname in both England and the United States and the third most common surname in Scotland. It is also now quite common as a surname in many other English speaking countries such as Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It also had some popularity as a first name in England beginning in the 1000s and 1100s, after William the Conqueror took the throne. As a first name Wilsons are found primarily in the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Answered by Jon B - Tue Sep 2 11:30:26 2008
Q. i was thinking that that the surbame wilson could come from the anglo saxons because around that time there was a mass immigration to britain. can anybody help me im a confused teenage :s i want 2 know where my family came from thnx
Asked by samourai - Tue Sep 2 11:25:21 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. My surname is also Wilson, so I looked it up. According to wikipedia: Wilson is a common surname of English and Scottish origin. It literally means "son of Wil" (William, an Old German name). It is the eighth most common surname in both England and the United States and the third most common surname in Scotland. It is also now quite common as a surname in many other English speaking countries such as Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It also had some popularity as a first name in England beginning in the 1000s and 1100s, after William the Conqueror took the throne. As a first name Wilsons are found primarily in the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Answered by Jon B - Tue Sep 2 11:30:26 2008
Which year is considered the beginning of Britain?
Q. A monarchy has started in Britain by uniting original Anglo-Saxons kingdoms. Which year is considered the beginning of Britain? Name the original united kingdoms. please help me ! its for a test
Asked by Vikki - Tue Feb 2 13:21:20 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. A monarchy has started in Britain by uniting original Anglo-Saxons kingdoms. Which year is considered the beginning of Britain? Name the original united kingdoms. please help me ! its for a test
Asked by Vikki - Tue Feb 2 13:21:20 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
How come the Keltic languages had such a trivial influence on the development of English?
Q. I'm not saying the Keltic languages had NO influence on English, just that the influence was very minor. Before the Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain, Britain was predominantly Keltic-speaking, along with a Latin-speaking minority that lived mostly in the Roman cities. The Anglicization of Britain involved assimilating a large number of Keltic-speakers over the centuries, yet the Kelts hardly had any influence on the English language. Are there any new theories on why this happened?
Asked by Biofreak - Tue Sep 2 12:13:37 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The Germanic language of the Anglo-Saxon dominated 1) because they were the conquerors 2. the language was less complicated and very flexible in its structure.
Answered by Nicolas - Tue Sep 2 13:16:54 2008
Q. I'm not saying the Keltic languages had NO influence on English, just that the influence was very minor. Before the Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain, Britain was predominantly Keltic-speaking, along with a Latin-speaking minority that lived mostly in the Roman cities. The Anglicization of Britain involved assimilating a large number of Keltic-speakers over the centuries, yet the Kelts hardly had any influence on the English language. Are there any new theories on why this happened?
Asked by Biofreak - Tue Sep 2 12:13:37 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The Germanic language of the Anglo-Saxon dominated 1) because they were the conquerors 2. the language was less complicated and very flexible in its structure.
Answered by Nicolas - Tue Sep 2 13:16:54 2008
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