Why did the Saxons call their language English?

Опубликовано: 07 Июль 2026
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This video answers the age old question of why the Saxons called their langauge English.

Sources:
Bosworth, Joseph. In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com.
Earle, John. (1876) A Word for the Mother Tongue: An Inaugural Lecture
Hel-hama. “England in the late 9th century”. Image. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex#...
Hempl, George. (1893) Old English PhonologyHogeard. "Northumbria around 700 AD". image. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northum...
Lindsey, J.S. (1904) Medieval British History: Problems and exercises in British History. 2nd vol. Sweet, Henry. Ed. King Alfred's West Saxon Version Gregory's Pastoral Care

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