Middle Saxons

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The Middle Saxons were an early medieval Anglo-Saxon people who inhabited the region around what is now London, later known as Middlesex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon people
early medieval people
archaeologicalCulture Anglo-Saxon archaeological culture
associatedWith London
linked to: London, England

London Basin
River Thames valley
linked to: Thames
capital London
linked to: London, England

Lundenwic
country Kingdom of the Middle Saxons
linked to: Kingdom of Essex
culture Anglo-Saxon culture
demography Germanic settlers and their descendants
ethnicGroup Saxons
ethnicGroupOf Middlesex
linked to: Middlesex, England
ethnogenesis formed from Saxon settlers in the Thames region
gaveNameTo Middlesex
linked to: Middlesex, England
historicalDisappearance assimilated into broader English identity
historicalLanguageFamily West Germanic languages
historicalRegion Home Counties
historicalStatus defunct people
inhabitedRegion area around present-day London
language Old English
legalSystem Anglo-Saxon law
locatedInTimePeriod 7th century
8th century
early Middle Ages
nameEtymology "Middle Saxons" refers to Saxons of the middle region between other Saxon groups
linked to: Middle Saxons
neighbouringPeople East Saxons
linked to: Saxons

Mercian people
South Saxons
linked to: Saxons

West Saxons
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
overlord Kingdom of Mercia
linked to: Mercia
partOf Anglo-Saxon England
Heptarchy (broadly construed)
linked to: Heptarchy

Saxon peoples in Britain
linked to: Saxons
politicalStatus small Anglo-Saxon kingdom
sub-kingdom under Mercia
presentInCentury 7th century
8th century
9th century
regionNowKnownAs Greater London area
linked to: Greater London

Middlesex
linked to: Middlesex, England
regionType tribal territory
religion Anglo-Saxon paganism
Christianity
successorTerritory County of Middlesex
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Mercia
linked to: Mercia

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Middle Saxons nameEtymology "Middle Saxons" refers to Saxons of the middle region between other Saxon groups
linked to: Middle Saxons
County of Middlesex nameDerivedFrom Middle Saxons
Lundenwic culture Middle Saxons