Truths and Myths About the Anglo-Saxons

First things first. The term “Anglo-Saxon” has become <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-reps-greene-gosar-try-distance-anglo-saxon-traditions-document-n1264437" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">a subject of controversy</a> in American politics, because it’s often used as code for “the right sort of white people” by far-right politicians and white supremacist groups. That despicable usage has its roots in the 18th and 19th centuries and was later embraced by the Nazis. These white supremacists used “Anglo-Saxon” as a collective term to describe a mythical tall, blond, “pure-blooded” Germanic-English warrior “race.” This characterization demonstrates an ahistorical connection to the actual tribes that lived in England between the end of the Roman occupation (410 CE) and the Norman conquest (1066 CE). <a href="https://medium.com/@sarahjalbee/truths-and-myths-about-the-anglo-saxons-3515c5a1422">Read More</a>