Definition: The term "Anglo-Saxon" refers to twomain ideas:
Summary:
"Anglo-Saxon" refers to a historicgroup of people in England and their culture. It can be usedasboth a noun and an adjective, often in historical discussions.
Noun
Englishprior to about 1100
a person of Anglo-Saxon(especiallyBritish) descent whose nativetongue is English and whose culture is stronglyinfluencedbyEnglishcultureas in WASP for `WhiteAnglo-Saxon Protestant'
in the ninthcentury the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain
hisancestors were notjustBritish, they were Anglo-Saxons
a nativeorinhabitant of Englandprior to the Norman Conquest
Adjective
of orrelating to the Anglo-Saxonsor their language