where did the saxons come from originally
Ã¸ ANGLES AND SAXONS (AD 410) Ã¸ VIKINGS (AD 793) The Romans had been troubled by serious barbarian raids since around AD 360. Picts (northern Celts) from Scotland, Scots from Ireland (until AD1400 the word 'Scot' meant an Irishman) and Saxons from Germany, all came to plunder the accumulated wealth of Roman Britain. The Roman legions began to withdraw from Britain in AD383 to secure the Empire's borders elsewhere in mainland Europe.