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Aelle: First of the Great Saxon Kings
Aelle founded the kingdom of the South Saxons, known as Sussex. He was the first of the so-called overlords that ruled Saxon England for generations.
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Overlord: Saxons Learn from Their Enemies
The Saxons learned from the British High-King example how to unite disparate peoples under a common banner.
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Ethelbert and the Code of Laws
Ethelbert ruled Kent and parts of the rest of Saxon England at the turn of the 7th century. He was the third overlord. He also gave us a code of laws.
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The Heptarchy: Anglo-Saxon Ascendancy
The Anglo-Saxon settlers formed seven large kingdoms called the Heptarchy.
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Allele, the First Bretwalda
At the end of the fifth century, the Saxon warrior Allele carved out his own kingdom in Sussex. Soon after, he disappears from history, a possible victim of Arthur.
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