Old Saxon

Old Saxon, also known as Old Low German, is a Germanic language. It is the earliest recorded form of Low German, and was spoken on the north-west coast of Germany and in Denmark from the first centuries CE until the 12th century by Saxon peoples.

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Germanic - Low German - Denmark - 12th century - Saxon people

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In the 5th century CE, many Saxons, along with related peoples such as the Angles (whence Angle-land or England) and the Jutes, invaded the Celtic-held British Isles. After this emigration, the Old Saxon speech split into two distinct branches: Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon), spoken in Britain; and Low German, spoken on the continent, which split into several German and Dutch dialects.

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5th century - Angles - England - Jutes - Celtic - British Isles - Old English - Low German - German - Dutch

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